blanquear
blanquear
blanquear(
blahng
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keh
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ahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (to turn white)
a. to whiten
Deberías blanquearte los dientes porque los tienes amarillos de tanto fumar.You should have your teeth whitened; they're yellow from all that smoking.
b. to bleach (clothing)
Quiero blanquear los manteles para que desaparezcan todas las manchas.I want to bleach the tablecloths to get rid of all the stains.
c. to whitewash (walls)
Preferiría blanquear todas las paredes y tener un decorado minimalista.My preference would be to whitewash all the walls and have a minimalist decorating scheme.
2. (culinary)
a. to blanch
En la receta decía que había que blanquear las zanahorias hirviéndolas durante un minuto.The recipe said to blanch the carrots by boiling them for one minute.
3. (colloquial) (finance)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
a. to launder
Los acusados blanquearon en España miles de euros procedentes del narcotráfico.In Spain the accused laundered thousands of euros, which were the proceeds of drug trafficking.
4. (to reveal the truth of) (River Plate)
a. to come clean about (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
Vas a tener que blanquear tu situación con tu novia antes de que se entere de que estás comprometido con otra.You're going to have to come clean about the situation with your girlfriend before she finds out you're with someone else.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
5. (to go white)
a. to turn white
El cielo está blanqueando y eso significa que va a nevar.The sky is turning white, which means it's going to snow.
blanquearse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
6. (to turn white)
a. to whiten
Dicen que si usas ese dentífrico los dientes se te blanquean.They say your teeth whiten if you use that toothpaste.
b. to bleach (clothing)
Dejaste la blusa demasiado tiempo tendida al sol; por eso se ha blanqueado.You left the blouse hanging in the sun for too long; that's why it bleached.
blanqueartransitive verb
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (ropa)
a. to whiten
2. (con lejía)
a. to bleach
3. (con cal)
a. to whitewash
4. (dinero)
a. to launder
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Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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