BLANCH


Meaning of BLANCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ blɑ:ntʃ ]

v. 1 tr. make white or pale by extracting colour. 2 intr. & tr. grow or make pale from shock, fear, etc. 3 tr. Cookery a peel (almonds etc.) by scalding. b immerse (vegetables or meat) briefly in boiling water. 4 tr. whiten (a plant) by depriving it of light. øblanch over give a deceptively good impression of (a fault etc.) by misrepresentation. [ME f. OF blanchir f. blanc white, BLANK]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.