This is the 3971st most frequent French word.
blanchiment
The act of whitening or laundering; can refer to bleaching or money laundering.
Here, 'blanchiment' refers to the laundering or cleaning of money, describing financial concealment of its origins.
Le blanchiment d'argent est un crime grave.
Money laundering is a serious crime.
In this case, 'blanchiment' indicates the whitening of teeth, implying a cosmetic application.
Ils ont décidé d'utiliser un produit pour le blanchiment des dents.
They decided to use a product for teeth whitening.
Here, 'blanchiment' is used to denote the act of whitening walls, relating to home improvement or interior decoration.