blanquear — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blanch verb To grow or become white.
- blank adj Free of writing, marks, or content; empty.
- bleach noun A chemical used to whiten fabric or disinfect surfaces by removing colour or killing germs.
- 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
blanquear is used for these senses in English:
- blanch (transitive, cooking) To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water.
- blanch (transitive, figuratively) To give a favorable appearance to; to whitewash; to whiten;
- blank (transitive) To make void; to erase.
- bleach (transitive) To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).
- 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.
blanch — full definition
- verb To grow or become white.
- verb To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach.
- verb To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water.
- verb To whiten, for example the surface of meat, by plunging into boiling water and afterwards into cold, so as to harden the surface and retain the juices.
blank — full definition
- adj Free of writing, marks, or content; empty.
- adj Showing no expression, understanding, or emotion.
- noun A cartridge loaded with gunpowder but no bullet, used for training or effects rather than firing a projectile.
- verb To go suddenly unable to remember something.
- verb To deliberately ignore someone.