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bluing

/ˈbluː.ɪŋ/

Tradução: Substantivo que designa o produto usado para dar um tom azulado à roupa branca ou ao cabelo, realçando a brancura, ou o processo de tornar algo azul ou azulado., Verbo que significa tornar azul ou ficar azul na cor, ou tratar com uma substância azul.

2 verbetes

noun

C1formalcommon/ˈbluː.ɪŋ/

incontável

A noun referring to a substance used to whiten laundry or hair by adding a bluish tinge, or to a process that makes something blue or bluish.

  • 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa o produto usado para dar um tom azulado à roupa branca ou ao cabelo, realçando a brancura, ou o processo de tornar algo azul ou azulado.
  1. Laundry additive B2 formal

    A blue substance added to laundry during washing to counteract yellowing and make whites appear brighter.

    • She added a capful of bluing to the wash cycle.
    • Bluing is often used to restore the brightness of white shirts.
    • Grandma always used bluing to keep her linens looking crisp.

    🇵🇹Anil para roupas

    Sinônimos: blueing

  2. Coloring process C1 formal

    The act or process of making something blue or giving it a bluish tint.

    • The bluing of the steel gave it a protective finish.
    • Artists sometimes use bluing to achieve a specific shade in their work.
    • The bluing of the fabric was done using natural indigo dyes.

    🇵🇹Azulamento

    Sinônimos: blueing

  • bluings plural form
  • bluings' possessive plural form
  • bluing's possessive singular form

verb

B2formalcommon/bluː/

A verb meaning to make or become blue in color, or to treat with a blue substance.

  • 🇵🇹Verbo que significa tornar azul ou ficar azul na cor, ou tratar com uma substância azul.
  1. Make blue B2 formal

    To make something blue in color.

    • The dyer blued the fabric using indigo.
    • She blued her hair for the party.
    • The artist blued the sky in the painting.

    🇵🇹Tingir de azul

    Sinônimos: azure

  2. Spend money wastefully C1 informal british

    To spend money recklessly or wastefully.

    • He blued his entire paycheck on gambling.
    • She blued her savings on a luxury vacation.
    • They blued the inheritance on fast cars and parties.

    🇵🇹Esbanjar dinheiro

    Sinônimos: blowdissipatefritter awaymisspendsquanderthrow awaywaste

    Antônimos: economizehoardsave

  • blued past participle
  • blued past simple
  • blueing present participle
  • bluing present participle
  • blues third person singular