Polyglot Dictionary

decolorar

/dekoloˈɾaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
decoloro
preterite (yo)
decoloré
past participle
decolorado

Meaning

  1. to bleach

    • El sol decoloró la tela.

      The sun faded the cloth.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

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German

blondieren

blondieren is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to bleach."

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