WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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whitewash n | (whitening mixture) | cal nm |
| | lechada nf |
| I bought a can of whitewash to paint the wall. |
whitewash n | figurative (cover-up) | tapadera nf |
| | encubrimiento nm |
| | fachada nf |
| Opposition parties have dismissed the report as a whitewash by the government. |
whitewash n | figurative (sports defeat: zero points) | paliza nf |
| The team suffered a whitewash at the European Championships. |
whitewash [sth]⇒ vtr | (paint with whitewash) | encalar⇒ vtr |
| | blanquear⇒ vtr |
| The islanders whitewash their houses once a year. |
whitewash [sth] vtr | figurative (cover up by deception) | encubrir⇒ vtr |
| Politicians used the report to whitewash the scandal. |
whitewash [sth] vtr | figurative (history, film: favor white people) | blanquear algo vtr |
| (informal) | hacer whitewashing a algo loc verb + prep |
| The studio is facing angry allegations that its film whitewashes the story. |
whitewash [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (sports: defeat [sb] who fails to score) (informal) | dejar en blanco a alguien loc verb + prep |
| The home team whitewashed the visiting team 16-0. |
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