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whitewash

/ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/

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noun

Encalado, blanqueo

A lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white.

Examples :

"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.

material substance appearance

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noun

Victoria aplastante, barrida

A complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep.

Examples :

"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.

outcome sport achievement

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noun

Blanqueo, encalado

Any liquid composition for whitening something, such as a wash for making the skin fair.

Examples :

"The skin-whitening whitewash was popular among some teenagers. "

El blanqueo para aclarar la piel era popular entre algunos adolescentes.

appearance substance

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noun

Encubrimiento, lavado de imagen

A campaign to paper over unfavorable elements.

Examples :

"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.

politics media government action

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verb

Encalar

To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence.

Examples :

"The houses looked very bright when they whitewashed the whole neighborhood."

Las casas se veían muy brillantes cuando encalaron todo el vecindario.

material building

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verb

Encubrir, tapar

To cover over errors or bad actions.

Examples :

"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.

action politics government moral society guilt

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verb

Saldar las deudas financieras de (otra persona)

To repay the financial debts of (another person).

Examples :

""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.

finance business

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verb

Dejar a un equipo sin carreras

(late, 19th century) To prevent a team from scoring any runs.

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Blanquear, ganar sin que el oponente anote

In various games, to defeat (an opponent) so that they fail to score, or to reach a certain point in the game; to skunk.

Examples :

"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.

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verb

Blanquear, encubrir

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 color in an event and focusing on only white participation.

Examples :

"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.

culture politics history race society media communication