Blanch

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A female given name from French, a less common spelling of Blanche.

Equivalents

Españolamarillear armiñar blanquearblanquecer emblanquecer emblanquecerse empalidecer escaldar lividecer palidecer

Françaisblanchir monder

Deutschblanchieren erbleichen

9 more languages

العربيةابيضت

Suomikaltata kalveta valkaista

Gaeilgebánaigh

Galegoaferventar

Magyarblansíroz

Nederlandsblancheren bleken verblekenWitten

Polskiblaknąć blanszować blednąćpłowić płowieć spłowieć zblaknąć zblanszować zblednąć

Русскийбелеть белить бланширова́тьбледнеть побелеть побелить побледне́ть

Svenskablanchera bleka blekna

Examples

“That daughter there of Spain, the Lady Blanch, / Is near to England: look ⟳ upon the years / Of Lewis the Dauphin and the lovely maid. / If lusty love ⟳ should go in quest of beauty, / Where should he find ⟳ it fairer than in Blanch?”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

blanch holding blanchability Blanchard Blanchard lathe Blanchardism Blanchardist

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