whitewash – English–Gaeilge translations

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whitewash noun

  /ˈwaɪt-/ , /ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/ , /ˈwɐɪt-/ , /ˈʍaɪtˌwɑʃ/ , /ˈʍɐɪt-/ , /ˈʍɐɪtˌwɑʃ/
  • mixture of a powdered mineral substance and water which is used for painting
 aol, aoldath
bua gan scór a ghéilleadh

whitewash verb

  /ˈwaɪt-/ , /ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/ , /ˈwɐɪt-/ , /ˈʍaɪtˌwɑʃ/ , /ˈʍɐɪt-/ , /ˈʍɐɪtˌwɑʃ/
  • (transitive) to paint (a building, a wall, etc.) a bright white with whitewash; (intransitive) to paint bright white with whitewash
 aol, aoldath a chur ar, aoldathaigh
  • (transitive) to hide (someone’s) mistakes, or to create an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc., for (someone); to intentionally hide or overlook (mistakes, unfavourable facts, wrongdoing, etc.)
 ceil, cuir i bhfolach
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