whitewash
verb
/ˈwaɪt.wɑʃ/
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/ˈwaɪt.wɒʃ/
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/ˈwɐɪt.wɑʃ/
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- (transitive) To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence.
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weißen,
anstreichen,
weißeln
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- (transitive, figurative) To cover over errors or bad actions.
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beschönigen,
reinwaschen,
schönfärben,
schönreden
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whitewash
noun
/ˈwaɪt.wɑʃ/
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/ˈwaɪt.wɒʃ/
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/ˈwɐɪt.wɑʃ/
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- A lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white.
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Tünche
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Zu-null-Sieg
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- (politics) A campaign to paper over unfavorable elements; (everyday life) pretense.
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reinwaschen,
schönfärben
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whitewasher
noun
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- One who, or that which, whitewashes.
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Beschöniger
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