bleach out

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar a ação de remover a cor ou clarear algo com um produto químico, ou, em sentido figurado, remover ou apagar algo.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of removing color or making something white or lighter using a chemical agent, or figuratively, to remove or erase something.

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. formal

   To remove color from something using a chemical agent, typically bleach.

   Remover a cor

   • She bleached out the stain on the white shirt.
   • The sun bleached out the color of the curtains over time.
   • He used a special solution to bleach out the ink mark.

   Sinônimosblanchbleachdecolorizeetiolatefadelightenwhiten

2. Make pale or fadeinformal

   To cause something to become pale or lose its original color, often due to exposure to light or chemicals.

   Desbotar

   • The strong sunlight bleached out the photograph.
   • The repeated washing bleached out the fabric's original hue.
   • The artist bleached out parts of the painting for effect.

   Sinônimosblanchdecolorizeetiolatefadelightenpalewash outwhiten

   Antônimoscolordyestaintint

Verbo basebleach