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whitewash verb

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

whitewash noun

  /ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/
  • 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

whitewashing

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