French Conversation · Level 77
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French word
blanchiment
Pronunciation
IPA/blɑ̃ʃimɑ̃/
Meaning
- masculine nounbleaching
Example
Elle a utilisé un produit pour le blanchiment du linge.
She used a product to bleach the laundry.
More examples
Le blanchiment des dents demande plusieurs séances.
Teeth whitening requires several sessions.
Core concept
A process that strips away unwanted color or stain so a material, or something figuratively dirty, appears clean and acceptable.
Common phrases
le blanchiment du linge
laundry bleaching
le blanchiment des dents
teeth whitening
Similar words
décoloration: A process or result of stripping dye from a material to make its color lighter.
Definition in French
Désigne le procédé consistant à éliminer ou atténuer la couleur d'un matériau pour le rendre plus clair ou blanc, et, par métaphore, l'action visant à rendre propre l'argent d'origine douteuse.
Word origin
Blanchiment is formed from blanchir, related to blanc, with the noun suffix -ment; its financial sense extends the idea of making something appear clean.
Usage tips
- Blanchiment is masculine, so standard forms include le blanchiment and du blanchiment.
Other meanings
- launderingnoun
Opposites
- teinturedyeingnoun
- noircissementblackeningnoun
Related words
- blanchirbleachverb
- blanchisserielaundrynoun
- blanchisseurlaunderernoun