noun🔗ShareBadigeon, chaulageA lime and water mixture for painting walls and fences bright white."The painter used a thick whitewash to cover the old, weathered fence. "Le peintre a utilisé un badigeon épais pour couvrir la vieille clôture usée.materialsubstanceappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNettoyage complet, victoire écrasanteA 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. "L'équipe de basket-ball a célébré sa victoire écrasante après avoir remporté les dix matchs de la saison.outcomesportachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBlanchiment, badigeonAny liquid composition for whitening something, such as a wash for making the skin fair."The skin-whitening whitewash was popular among some teenagers. "Le blanchiment de la peau était populaire auprès de certains adolescents.appearancesubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDissimulation, blanchimentA campaign to paper over unfavorable elements."The company's press release was a clear whitewash of the environmental damage they had caused. "Le communiqué de presse de l'entreprise était une claire tentative de dissimuler les dégâts environnementaux qu'elle avait causés.politicsmediagovernmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBlanchir à la chauxTo 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."Les maisons avaient l'air très lumineuses quand ils ont blanchi à la chaux tout le quartier.materialbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDissimuler, couvrirTo cover over errors or bad actions."The company tried to whitewash the pollution incident by saying it was a minor accident. "L'entreprise a tenté de dissimuler l'incident de pollution en affirmant qu'il s'agissait d'un accident mineur.actionpoliticsgovernmentmoralsocietyguiltChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareApurer les dettes de quelqu'unTo repay the financial debts of (another person).""My generous uncle decided to whitewash my student loans, allowing me to start my career debt-free." "Mon oncle généreux a décidé d'apurer mes prêts étudiants, ce qui m'a permis de commencer ma carrière sans dettes.financebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBlanchir(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 solide défense de l'équipe adverse a complètement blanchi notre attaque dans le dernier quart-temps du match.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBlanchir, battre sans marquer de pointIn 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. "L'équipe a blanchi ses rivaux lors du match final, marquant 10 buts contre zéro pour l'adversaire.sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBlanchir, dissimulerTo 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. "Le comité scolaire a blanchi l'histoire de la fondation de l'école, en se concentrant uniquement sur les contributions des colons blancs et en omettant le rôle des peuples autochtones.culturepoliticshistoryracesocietymediacommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading