blanquear

v.

1 to whiten (clothes).

Lechamos las paredes We whitewashed the walls.

2 to whitewash.

3 to launder (money).

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blanquear

► verbo transitivo

1 to whiten, make white

2 (con cal) to whitewash

3 (con lejía) to bleach

4 (dinero) to launder

5 (verduras) to blanch

6 (pulir) to polish

► verbo intransitivo

1 to whiten, turn white

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1. VT

1) (=poner blanco) [+ dientes] to whiten; [+ ropa] to bleach; [+ pared, fachada] to whitewash; [+ oro, plata] to blanch

la nieve blanqueaba el paisaje — the snow turned the landscape white, the snow whitened the landscape

2) Esp * [+ dinero] to launder *; [+ falta, persona culpable] to whitewash

2.

VI to turn white, go white

el pelo le blanqueó con los años — his hair went o turned white over the years

ya blanquea la nieve en las montañas — the mountains are now covered in white (snow)

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) <ropa> to bleach; <pared> to whitewash

b) <dinero> to launder; <objetos robados> to fence

2) (Dep) to blank, shut out (AmE)

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= bleach, launder, blanch, whitewash.

Ex. The main current problem involves 19th century books made from poor quality woodchip paper; the manufacturing method was similar to that used in Austria except that the paper was bleached.

Ex. The author considers the motives of art thieves and the way they launder stolen art.

Ex. The aim of this work was to examine the effect of blanching or soaking in different acid solutions on the acrylamide content in potato crisps.

Ex. I know it sounds crazy, but whitewashing brick or wood is a unique way to provide color to the outside of a home.

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* blanquear dinero = launder + money.

* blanquear dinero sucio = launder + dirty money.

* sin blanquear = unbleached.

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) <ropa> to bleach; <pared> to whitewash

b) <dinero> to launder; <objetos robados> to fence

2) (Dep) to blank, shut out (AmE)

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= bleach, launder, blanch, whitewash.

Ex: The main current problem involves 19th century books made from poor quality woodchip paper; the manufacturing method was similar to that used in Austria except that the paper was bleached.

Ex: The author considers the motives of art thieves and the way they launder stolen art.

Ex: The aim of this work was to examine the effect of blanching or soaking in different acid solutions on the acrylamide content in potato crisps.

Ex: I know it sounds crazy, but whitewashing brick or wood is a unique way to provide color to the outside of a home.

* blanquear dinero = launder + money.

* blanquear dinero sucio = launder + dirty money.

* sin blanquear = unbleached.

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blanquear [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹ropa› to bleach; ‹pared› to whitewash

2 ‹dinero› to launder; ‹objetos robados› to fence

3 ‹verduras› to blanch

B (Dep) to blank, shut out

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blanquear (conjugate blanquear) verbo transitivo

a) ‹ropa› to bleach;

‹pared› to whitewash

b) ‹dinero› to launder

blanquear verbo transitivo
1 (la ropa, el papel, etc) to whiten
(con cal) to whitewash
2 (dinero) to launder
'blanquear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lechada
English:
bleach
- launder
- whiten
- whitewash

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blanquear vt

1. [ropa] to whiten;

[con lejía] to bleach

2. [dinero] to launder

3. [con cal] to whitewash

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blanquear

I v/t

1 whiten; pared whitewash; ropa bleach

2 dinero launder

3 GASTR blanch

II v/i go white

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blanquear vt

1) : to whiten, to bleach

2) : to shut out (in sports)

3) : to launder (money)

blanquear vi

: to turn white

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blanquear vb to make whiter