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blanchir.

to launder, wash

8 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/blɑ̃.ʃiʁ/
  1. to launder, wash

    Blanchir du linge.
  2. to make white; to whiten

    La neige a blanchi les toits.
  3. to grow or become white

    Les cheveux blanchissent avec l’âge.
  4. to blanch or bleach

    Elle a blanchi quand elle a entendu la nouvelle.
  5. to launder

  6. to whitewash (to cover over errors or bad actions)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French blanchir, from Vulgar Latin *blancīre, a verb based on Frankish *blank.

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