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to launder, wash; to make white; to whiten; to grow or become white; to blanch or bleach; to launder
to acquire experience
blanchissage
noun, masculine
laundering, laundry, washing; shutout
blanchissant
noun, masculine
bleach, bleacher, blancher; whitener
blanchissant
adjective
whitening
blanchissement
noun, masculine
washing; whitening
blanchisserie
noun, feminine
laundry (public or private facility where clothes and textiles are washed: laundromat, specialized shop or industrial establishment)
second-person singular present/imperfect subjunctive of blanchir
blanchisseur
noun, masculine
laundry-worker
blanchisseuse
noun, feminine
laundress
blanchisseuse de fin
noun, feminine
laundress who launders delicate fabrics (collared shirts, ties, handkerchiefs, etc.)
blanchité
noun, feminine
whiteness
blanchon
noun, masculine
white-coated harp seal pup (Pagophilus groenlandicus)
blanchâtre
adjective
whitish
blanco
noun, masculine
correction fluid, whiteout, Tippex
blandice
noun, feminine
blandishment
blanquette
noun, feminine
a variety of white grapes; a type of summer white pear; the first clear distillation of a brandy; blanquette (white meat stew which is not browned); silverware
blanquisme
noun, masculine
Blanquism
blanquiste
adjective
Blanquist
blanquiste
noun, masculine/feminine
Blanquist
blase
noun, masculine
name; nose
blasement
noun, masculine
blunting, dulling
blaser
verb
to blunt, dull
blason
noun, masculine
heraldry (as a field of study); a coat of arms; blazon (description of a coat of arms); a form of poetry describing the parts of a female beloved in a series of metaphors
blasonnement
noun, masculine
blazon (description of a coat of arms)
to blazon
blasphème
noun, masculine
blasphemy
blasphémateur
noun, masculine
blasphemer
blasphemous
to blaspheme
blaste
noun, masculine
blast
blastocyste
noun, masculine
blastocyst
blastocèle
noun, feminine
blastocoel
blastoderme
noun, masculine
blastoderm
blastodisque
noun, masculine
blastodisk
blastogenèse
noun, feminine
blastogenesis
blastome
noun, masculine
blastoma
blastomycose
noun, feminine
blastomycosis
blastomère
noun, masculine
blastomere
blastoporale
adjective
blastoporal
blastopore
noun, masculine
blastopore
blastula
noun, feminine
blastula (an early form in the development of an embryo)
blastème
noun, masculine
blastema
blasé
adjective
blasé, jaded
blatte
noun, feminine
cockroach
blatèrement
noun, masculine
grunt (or bleat) of a camel
to bleat (of a sheep, to make a sound); to bray (of a camel, to make a sound)
blaugrana
adjective
of FC Barcelona (a football team from Barcelona)
blazer
noun, masculine
blazer (jacket)
bleausard
noun, masculine
A climber in the forest of Fontainebleau.
bled
noun, masculine
village, Podunk, backwater; the old country, typically in North Africa.
bleime
noun, feminine
an inflammation of a horse's hoof
blende
noun, masculine
blende
blennie
noun, feminine
blenny
blennorragie
noun, feminine
gonorrhea (STD)
gonorrheal
blennorrhée
noun, feminine
blennorrhea
blessant
adjective
wounding, offensive, hurtful
to wound, to injure; to hurt one's feelings, to offend; to injure oneself
blessure
noun, feminine
wound; injury