bleach(
blich
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la lejía (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We need to put these tablecloths in some bleach to remove the stains.Tenemos que poner estos manteles en lejía para sacarle las manchas.
b. el blanqueador (M) (Colombia) (Mexico)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Colombia
Regionalism used in Mexico
Add some bleach to the wash to get your socks white.Agrega un poco de blanquedor al lavado para que los calcetines te salgan blancos.
c. el cloro (M) (Caribbean) (Chile) (Honduras) (Venezuela)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Chile
Regionalism used in Honduras
Regionalism used in Venezuela
Josh poured bleach on the picnic blanket to get rid of the mud stains.Josh derramó cloro sobre la manta de picnic para eliminar las manchas de lodo.
d. la lavandina (F) (Argentina)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Argentina
I accidentally spilled bleach over a basket of dirty laundry.Se me derramó la lavandina por accidente sobre un cesto de ropa sucia.
e. Agua Jane (registered trademark) (Uruguay)
A word or phrase that is a proprietary term owned by a brand (e.g., iPod).
Regionalism used in Uruguay
You can use bleach to clean your whole home.Con Agua Jane se puede limpiar todo el hogar.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
b. decolorar
Rising ocean temperatures are bleaching coral reefs.El aumento de las temperaturas oceánicas está decolorando los arrecifes de coral.
c. descolorar
I bleach my hair, then tone it ash color.Descoloro el cabello y luego lo tiño color ceniza.
d. aclarar
Anita bleached her hair last week, and came back with brown hair today.Anita aclaró el cabello la semana pasada y hoy volvió con cabello café.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (to whiten)
b. aclararse
Julie's highlights bleached badly on her summer vacation.Las mechas de Julie se le aclararon demasiado durante las vacaciones de verano.
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