whitewash

whitewash
noun (a mixture of usually lime and water, used for whitening walls.) cal
whitewash
tr['waɪtwɒʃ]
noun
1 cal nombre femenino, lechada, jalbegue nombre masculino
2 figurative use encubrimiento
transitive verb
1 encalar, enjalbegar, blanquear
2 figurative use encubrir
whitewash ['hwaɪt.wɔʃ] vt
1) : enjalbegar, blanquear
to whitewash a fence: enjalbegar una valla
2) conceal: encubrir (un escándalo, etc.)
whitewash n
1) : jalbegue m, lechada f
2) cover-up: encubrimiento m
whitewash
v.
• blanquear v.
• encalar v.
• encubrir v.
• enjalbegar v.
• jalbegar v.
• lechar v.
• paliar v.
• revocar v.
n.
• blanquete s.m.
• cal (Arquitectura) s.f.
• encalado s.m.
• encubrimiento de faltas s.m.
• jalbegue s.m.
• lechada s.f.
• lechada de cal s.f.

I 'hwaɪtwɔːʃ, 'waɪtwɒʃ
noun
1)
a) u (Const) cal f, lechada f, aguacal f‡
b) c u (cover-up) (colloq) tapadera f (fam), encubrimiento m
2) c (defeat) (colloq) paliza f (fam)

II
transitive verb \<\<wall/building\>\> blanquear, encalar, enjalbegar*
['waɪtwɒʃ]
1. N
1) (lit) cal f , jalbegue m
2) (fig) encubrimiento m
2. VT
1) (lit) encalar, enjalbegar
2) (fig) encubrir
3) (Sport) * dejar en blanco, dar un baño a *
* * *

I ['hwaɪtwɔːʃ, 'waɪtwɒʃ]
noun
1)
a) u (Const) cal f, lechada f, aguacal f‡
b) c u (cover-up) (colloq) tapadera f (fam), encubrimiento m
2) c (defeat) (colloq) paliza f (fam)

II
transitive verb \<\<wall/building\>\> blanquear, encalar, enjalbegar*

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