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whitewash verb

  /ˈwaɪt.wɑʃ/ , /ˈwaɪt.wɒʃ/ , /ˈwɐɪt.wɑʃ/
  • (transitive) To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence.
 weißen, anstreichen, weißeln
  • (transitive, figurative) To cover over errors or bad actions.
 beschönigen, reinwaschen, schönfärben, schönreden

whitewash noun

  /ˈwaɪt.wɑʃ/ , /ˈwaɪt.wɒʃ/ , /ˈwɐɪt.wɑʃ/
  • A lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white.
 Tünche
Zu-null-Sieg
  • (politics) A campaign to paper over unfavorable elements; (everyday life) pretense.
 reinwaschen, schönfärben

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