branquear — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bleach noun A chemical used to whiten fabric or disinfect surfaces by removing colour or killing germs.
- launder verb To wash and often iron clothes or fabric.
- whiten verb (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.
- whitewash noun A cheap white paint made from lime or chalk mixed with water, used to coat walls and fences.
Senses
branquear is used for these senses in English:
- bleach (transitive) To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).
- launder (money) To disguise the source of (ill-gotten wealth) by various means.
- whiten (ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.
- whitewash A thing used to hide mistakes, or to create an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc.; also (often, politics) , an act of hiding mistakes or creating an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc.; especially, a campaign, investigation, etc., which intentionally hides or overlooks unfavourable facts.
bleach — full definition
- noun A chemical used to whiten fabric or disinfect surfaces by removing colour or killing germs.
- verb To whiten or lighten something using bleach or sunlight.
launder — full definition
- verb To wash and often iron clothes or fabric.
- verb To disguise the illegal origin of money by passing it through legitimate businesses or transactions.