WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| whitewash n | (whitening mixture) | blekningsmedel s |
| | I bought a can of whitewash to paint the wall. |
| whitewash n | figurative (cover-up) (formell) | rentvående s |
| | Opposition parties have dismissed the report as a whitewash by the government. |
| whitewash n | figurative (sports defeat: zero points) (sport) | utklassning s |
| | The team suffered a whitewash at the European Championships. |
| whitewash [sth]⇒ vtr | (paint with whitewash) | måla med vit färg vbal uttr |
| | | vitlimma vtr |
| | The islanders whitewash their houses once a year. |
| whitewash [sth] vtr | figurative (cover up by deception) (bildlig) | rentvå vtr |
| | Politicians used the report to whitewash the scandal. |
| whitewash [sth] vtr | figurative (history, film: favor white people) (film) | när vita skådespelare spelar roller som inte är vita - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | The studio is facing angry allegations that its film whitewashes the story. |
| whitewash [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (sports: defeat [sb] who fails to score) | utklassa vtr |
| | (bildlig) | krossa vtr |
| | The home team whitewashed the visiting team 16-0. |