noun🔗ShareEncalado, blanqueoA lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white."The painter used a thick whitewash to cover the old, weathered fence. "El pintor usó un encalado espeso para cubrir la vieja y desgastada valla.materialsubstanceappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVictoria aplastante, barridaA complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep."The basketball team celebrated their whitewash after winning all ten games of the season. "El equipo de baloncesto celebró su barrida después de ganar los diez partidos de la temporada.outcomesportachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBlanqueo, encaladoAny liquid composition for whitening something, such as a wash for making the skin fair."The skin-whitening whitewash was popular among some teenagers. "El blanqueo para aclarar la piel era popular entre algunos adolescentes.appearancesubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEncubrimiento, lavado de imagenA campaign to paper over unfavorable elements."The company's press release was a clear whitewash of the environmental damage they had caused. "El comunicado de prensa de la empresa fue un claro encubrimiento del daño ambiental que habían causado.politicsmediagovernmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEncalarTo 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."Las casas se veían muy brillantes cuando encalaron todo el vecindario.materialbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEncubrir, taparTo cover over errors or bad actions."The company tried to whitewash the pollution incident by saying it was a minor accident. "La empresa intentó encubrir el incidente de contaminación diciendo que fue un accidente menor.actionpoliticsgovernmentmoralsocietyguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSaldar las deudas financieras de (otra persona)To repay the financial debts of (another person).""My generous uncle decided to whitewash my student loans, allowing me to start my career debt-free." "Mi generoso tío decidió saldar mis préstamos estudiantiles, lo que me permitió comenzar mi carrera sin deudas.financebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDejar a un equipo sin carreras(late, 19th century) To prevent a team from scoring any runs."The opposing team's strong defense completely whitewashed our offense in the final quarter of the game. "La fuerte defensa del equipo contrario dejó a nuestra ofensiva sin carreras en el último cuarto del juego.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBlanquear, ganar sin que el oponente anoteIn various games, to defeat (an opponent) so that they fail to score, or to reach a certain point in the game; to skunk."The team whitewashed their rivals in the final game, scoring 10 goals to their opponent's zero. "El equipo blanqueó a sus rivales en el juego final, anotando 10 goles contra cero de su oponente.sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBlanquear, encubrirTo 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 color in an event and focusing on only white participation."The school committee whitewashed the history of the school's founding, focusing only on the contributions of the white settlers and omitting the role of the Indigenous people. "El comité escolar blanqueó la historia de la fundación de la escuela, centrándose solo en las contribuciones de los colonos blancos y omitiendo el papel de los indígenas.culturepoliticshistoryracesocietymediacommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading