whitewash
whitewash
englantikalkkimaali
Synonyymisanakirja
whitewash
vesiväri, kalkkipesu, tappio, häviö, murskatappio, vapauttaa, päästää, antaa vapauttava päätös, päästää vapaaksi, vapauttaa syytteestä, todeta syyttömäksi, vapauttaa vastuusta, kalkita, peittää ohuella kerroksella, kalkkimaalata.
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Englannin sanakirja
whitewash englanniksi
A lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white.
1952, L. F. Salzman, Building in England, page 157:
puhekieltä A complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep.
2010, Andrew Miller, Cricinfo:
puhekieltä Any liquid composition for whitening something, such as a wash for making the skin fair.
(rfquotek)
To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence.
The houses looked very bright when they whitewashed the whole neighborhood.
puhekieltä To cover over errors or bad actions.
In his sermon, the minister didnt try to whitewash over the sins of his church''.
puhekieltä To repay the financial debts of (another person).
(Q)
puhekieltä To prevent a team from scoring any runs.
puhekieltä In various games, to defeat (an opponent) so that they fail to score, or to reach a certain point in the game; to skunk.
puhekieltä To make over (a person or character, a group, an event, etc) 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 colour in an event and focusing on only white participation.
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