blanchir

Definitions of blanchir
  1. verb
    cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error
    synonyms: couvrir
  2. verb
    cover with whitewash
  3. verb
    cook (vegetables) briefly
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    type of:
    cuire
    transform and make suitable for consumption by heating
  4. verb
    turn white
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    types:
    décolorer
    make whiter or lighter
    blondir
    bleach with peroxide
    type of:
    se décolorer
    change color, often in an undesired manner
  5. verb
    make whiter or lighter
    synonyms: décolorer
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    types:
    blondir
    bleach with peroxide
  6. verb
    turn pale, as if in fear
    synonyms: pâlir
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    type of:
    se décolorer
    change color, often in an undesired manner
  7. verb
    exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
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    type of:
    acquitter, disculper
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
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