verb🔗ShareBlanquearse, palidecerTo grow or become white"His cheek blanched with fear."Su mejilla se blanqueó de miedo.colorappearanceprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBlanquear, decolorarTo take the color out of, and make white; to bleach"Age has blanched his hair."La edad ha blanqueado su cabello.colorappearanceprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscaldarTo cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water."My mom is blanching the green beans before freezing them to help them keep their color and texture. "Mi madre está escaldando las judías verdes antes de congelarlas para ayudarles a mantener su color y textura.foodvegetableprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscaldarTo whiten, for example the surface of meat, by plunging into boiling water and afterwards into cold, so as to harden the surface and retain the juices"The chef is blanching the chicken breasts to seal in the juices before grilling them. "El chef está escaldando las pechugas de pollo para sellar los jugos antes de asarlas a la parrilla.foodprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBlanquearTo bleach by excluding the light, for example the stalks or leaves of plants, by earthing them up or tying them together"The gardener is blanching the celery by piling soil around the stalks to keep them white and tender. "El jardinero está blanqueando el apio amontonando tierra alrededor de los tallos para mantenerlos blancos y tiernos.agriculturevegetableplantfoodprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBlanquearTo make white by removing the skin of, for example by scalding"to blanch almonds"Blanquear almendras.foodvegetableprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBlanquearTo give a white lustre to (silver, before stamping, in the process of coining)"The mint worker was blanching the silver coins to give them a bright, white finish before they were stamped. "El trabajador de la casa de la moneda estaba blanqueando las monedas de plata para darles un acabado blanco brillante antes de acuñarlas.materialprocessindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEstañar(tntransitive) To cover (sheet iron) with a coating of tin."The factory specialized in blanching sheet iron to make durable roofing materials. "La fábrica se especializaba en estañar láminas de hierro para fabricar materiales de techado duraderos.materialsubstancetechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBlanquear, emblanquecerTo give a favorable appearance to; to whitewash; to whiten;"The politician tried blanching his past mistakes by donating to charity. "El político intentó blanquear sus errores pasados donando a la caridad.appearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEvitar, eludirTo avoid, as from fear; to evade; to leave unnoticed.""When asked about the missing cookies, the child tried to blanch the question by changing the subject immediately." "Cuando le preguntaron por las galletas perdidas, el niño intentó eludir la pregunta cambiando de tema inmediatamente.attitudeactiontendencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHacer retroceder, blanquearTo cause to turn aside or back."to blanch a deer"Hacer retroceder a un ciervo.appearanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEludir, evadirTo use evasion."The politician kept blanching when asked about his involvement in the scandal, never giving a direct answer. "El político siguió evadiendo las preguntas sobre su participación en el escándalo, sin dar nunca una respuesta directa.wayactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl escaldadoThe act by which something is blanched."The vegetable's improved color after the blanching made it more appealing for the salad. "El color mejorado del vegetal después del escaldado lo hizo más apetecible para la ensalada.foodvegetableprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
