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/ˈwaɪtwɒʃ/

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noun

Побелка

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. "

Маляр использовал густую побелку, чтобы покрыть старый, обветшалый забор.

material substance appearance

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noun

Сухая победа, разгром

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. "

Баскетбольная команда отпраздновала сухую победу, выиграв все десять игр сезона.

outcome sport achievement

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noun

Побелка, белила

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. "

Отбеливающая кожу побелка была популярна среди некоторых подростков.

appearance substance

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noun

Замалчивание, приукрашивание

A campaign to paper over unfavorable elements.

Examples :

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

Пресс-релиз компании был явным приукрашиванием нанесенного ими экологического ущерба.

politics media government action

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verb

Белить

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."

Дома выглядели очень ярко, когда они побелили весь район.

material building

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verb

Замять, скрыть

To cover over errors or bad actions.

Examples :

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

Компания попыталась замять инцидент с загрязнением, заявив, что это была незначительная авария.

action politics government moral society guilt

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verb

Погасить финансовые долги другого человека

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." "

Мой щедрый дядя решил погасить мои студенческие кредиты, что позволило мне начать карьеру без долгов.

finance business

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verb

Не дать команде набрать ни одного очка

(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. "

Сильная защита команды соперника полностью не дала нашей атаке набрать ни одного очка в последней четверти игры.

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verb

Разгромить, победить всухую

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. "

Команда разгромила своих соперников в финальной игре, забив 10 голов против нуля у соперника.

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verb

Обелять, приукрашивать

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. "

Школьный комитет обелил историю основания школы, сосредоточившись только на вкладе белых поселенцев и опустив роль коренного населения.

culture politics history race society media communication