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whitewash

/ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/

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noun

白塗り, しっくい

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. "

ペンキ屋は、古くて風化したフェンスを覆うために、厚い白塗りを使用しました。

material substance appearance

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noun

圧勝, 完全勝利

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. "

バスケットボールチームは、シーズン10試合すべてに勝利した後、圧勝を祝いました。

outcome sport achievement

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noun

白塗り, 白粉

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. "

美白用の白塗りは、一部のティーンエイジャーに人気がありました。

appearance substance

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noun

隠蔽工作, ごまかし

A campaign to paper over unfavorable elements.

Examples :

"The company's press release was a clear whitewash of the environmental damage they had caused. "

その会社のプレスリリースは、彼らが引き起こした環境破壊を隠蔽工作するものでした。

politics media government action

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verb

白く塗る

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."

近所全体を白く塗ったとき、家はとても明るく見えました。

material building

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verb

ごまかす, 隠蔽する

To cover over errors or bad actions.

Examples :

"The company tried to whitewash the pollution incident by saying it was a minor accident. "

その会社は、それは小さな事故だったと言って、汚染事故を隠蔽しようとした。

action politics government moral society guilt

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verb

他人の借金を清算する

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." "

寛大な叔父は私の奨学金ローンを清算することを決め、私は借金なしでキャリアを始めることができました。

finance business

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verb

相手チームに得点させない

(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. "

相手チームの強力なディフェンスは、試合の最終クォーターで私たちのオフェンスを完全に得点させませんでした。

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verb

相手を無得点に抑えて勝つ

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. "

そのチームは決勝戦でライバルを無得点に抑えて勝ち、相手はゼロに対し10ゴールを決めました。

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verb

白塗りする, 誤魔化す

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. "

学校委員会は、白人入植者の貢献だけに焦点を当て、先住民の役割を省略することで、学校創立の歴史を誤魔化した。

culture politics history race society media communication