English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

bleka — meaning in English

Swedish → English · translate English → Swedish instead

English meaning

  • blanch verb To grow or become white.
  • bleach noun A chemical used to whiten fabric or disinfect surfaces by removing colour or killing germs.
  • pollock noun A lean, white-fleshed marine fish related to cod, widely used in fish fingers and fast food.
  • whiten verb (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.

Senses

bleka is used for these senses in English:

  • blanch (transitive, figuratively) To give a favorable appearance to; to whitewash; to whiten;
  • bleach (transitive) To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).
  • pollock Either of two lean, white marine food fishes, of the genus Pollachius, in the cod family.
  • whiten (ergative) (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch.

blanch — full definition

  1. verb To grow or become white.
  2. verb To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach.
  3. verb To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water.
  4. 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.

bleach — full definition

  1. noun A chemical used to whiten fabric or disinfect surfaces by removing colour or killing germs.
  2. verb To whiten or lighten something using bleach or sunlight.

Related Swedish words