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Bleichen

Bleichen

See also: bleichen

German

Noun

Bleichen f

  1. plural of Bleiche

bleichen

bleichen

See also: Bleichen

German

Verb

bleichen (class 1 strong, third-person singular simple present bleicht, past tense blich, past participle geblichen, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive, auxiliary: “haben) to bleach
  2. (intransitive, auxiliary: “sein) to fade, to lose colour

Usage notes

The intransitive verb, meaning to fade, has always strong conjugation.

The transitive verb, meaning to bleach, has weak conjugation when it refers to intentional bleaching (by means of chemicals): gebleichte Zähne "bleached teeth", gebleichtes Papier "bleached paper". When referring to naturally caused bleaching, it can be conjugated as a weak or a strong verb: Die Sonne hat die Farbe der Wand ausgebleicht/ausgeblichen "The sun has bleached out the colour of the wall".

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