Englisch- Übersetzung für whitewash
Definition für whitewash
- A lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white
- A complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep
- Any liquid composition for whitening something, such as a wash for making the skin fair
- A campaign to paper over unfavorable elements
- To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence
- To cover over errors or bad actions
- To repay the financial debts of (another person
- To prevent a team from scoring any runs
- To make over so that it is or seems more white, for example by applying makeup to a person, or by covering over the participation of people of color in an event and focusing on only white participation
Anwendungsbeispiele
- The houses looked very bright when they whitewashed the whole neighborhood
- In his sermon, the minister didnt try to whitewash over the sins of his church
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