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verb

Encalar

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."

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

architecture material appearance

verb

Encubrir, tapar

To cover over errors or bad actions.

"The company whitewashed its history of environmental damage by focusing only on its recent investments in green technology. "

La empresa encubrió su historial de daños ambientales centrándose únicamente en sus recientes inversiones en tecnología verde.

action moral guilt politics government society

verb

Saldar las deudas de

To repay the financial debts of (another person).

""Because her son had accumulated significant gambling debts, the worried mother whitewashed him by paying off all the money he owed." "

Debido a que su hijo había acumulado importantes deudas de juego, la madre preocupada saldó sus deudas pagando todo el dinero que debía.

finance business economy

verb

Dejar en cero

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

"The visiting team was completely whitewashed; they didn't score a single run against our pitcher. "

El equipo visitante fue dejado en cero; no anotaron ni una sola carrera contra nuestro lanzador.

sport

verb

Vencer sin que el oponente anote puntos

In 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 venció a sus rivales en el juego final, anotando 10 goles contra cero de su oponente.

sport game entertainment

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.

"The movie was criticized for having whitewashed history by casting a white actor to play a character who was originally a person of color. "

La película fue criticada por blanquear la historia al elegir a un actor blanco para interpretar a un personaje que originalmente era una persona de color.

culture politics history society race appearance character media

adjective

Encalado

Of or pertaining to a fence or wall that has been painted with the temporary paint whitewash.

"The whitewashed fence gleamed brightly in the summer sun. "

La valla encalada brillaba intensamente bajo el sol de verano.

appearance property architecture

adjective

Blanqueado, encubierto

Having had any controversy or potential for scandal removed, ignored or downplayed.

"The company's report on the safety incident felt whitewashed, focusing on minor improvements while ignoring the systemic failures that caused the accident. "

El informe de la empresa sobre el incidente de seguridad parecía blanqueado, centrándose en mejoras menores e ignorando los fallos sistémicos que causaron el accidente.

culture media politics history

adjective

Interpretado por un actor caucásico

Portrayed by a Caucasian actor but was scripted to be African, Asian, or of another race.

"The movie was criticized because the hero, originally written as a Japanese samurai, was whitewashed and played by a white actor. "

La película fue criticada porque el héroe, originalmente escrito como un samurái japonés, fue interpretado por un actor caucásico.

culture media entertainment race

adjective

Blanqueado

Looking Caucasian, but is actually African, Asian, or of another race; Caucasianized.

""Growing up in a predominantly white neighborhood, Maria felt her cultural identity became somewhat whitewashed, as she adopted many of the local customs and lost touch with her heritage." "

Al crecer en un vecindario predominantemente blanco, María sintió que su identidad cultural se volvió algo blanqueada, ya que adoptó muchas de las costumbres locales y perdió el contacto con su herencia.

race culture appearance human