whitewash

UK:^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈ^hwaɪtwɒʃ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhwaɪtˌwæʃ, -ˌwɔʃ, ˈwaɪt-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hwīt′wosh′, -wôsh′, wīt′-)

Traduções principais
Inglês		Português
whitewash n	(whitening mixture)	cal sf
	I bought a can of whitewash to paint the wall.
whitewash n	figurative (cover-up)	ocultar vt
	Opposition parties have dismissed the report as a whitewash by the government.
whitewash n	figurative (sports defeat: zero points) (esporte, derrota total)	lavada sf
	The team suffered a whitewash at the European Championships.
whitewash [sth]⇒ vtr	(paint with whitewash) (pintar com cal)	caiar vt
	The islanders whitewash their houses once a year.
whitewash [sth] vtr	figurative (cover up by deception)	camuflar vt
	Politicians used the report to whitewash the scandal.
whitewash [sth] vtr	figurative (history, film: favor white people) (favorecimento de pessoas brancas)	branquear vt
	The studio is facing angry allegations that its film whitewashes the story.
	O estúdio está enfrentando alegações furiosas de que o filme branqueou a estória.
whitewash [sb]⇒ vtr	figurative (sports: defeat [sb] who fails to score)	derrotar vt
	The home team whitewashed the visiting team 16-0.

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