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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известко́вый раство́р,
побе́лка
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- (politics) A campaign to paper over unfavorable elements; (everyday life) pretense.
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покрывательство
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whitewasher
noun
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- One who, or that which, whitewashes.
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маляр
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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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бели́ть,
побели́ть
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- (transitive, figurative) To cover over errors or bad actions.
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обели́ть
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whitewashing
noun
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- The application of whitewash.
- (pejorative) The process of whitewashing, of making over (a person or character, a group, an event, etc) so that it is or seems more white (Caucasian), for example by applying makeup to a person, or by covering over the participation of non-whites in an event and focusing on only white participation.
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отбеливание
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