whitewash(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
b. enjalbegar
Please don't spill anything on the patio! I just whitewashed it!Por favor, no derrames nada en el patio. Lo acabo de enjalbegar.
c. blanquear
I want to whitewash the fence again. It's looking dirty.Quiero blanquear la valla de nuevo, se ve sucia.
2. (figurative) (to cover something)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. encubrir
The official is whitewashing his relationship with Russia.El funcionario está encubriendo su relación con Rusia.
3. (colloquial) (sports)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. dejar a cero
The British whitewashed the Iranian team in a historic victory.Los británicos dejaron al equipo iraní a cero en una victoria histórica.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. la lechada (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Some contractors are painting the school with whitewash.Unos contratistas están pintando la escuela con lechada.
5. (figurative) (cover for something)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. el encubrimiento (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The unemployment rate is high, and this falsified jobs report is just a whitewash.El nivel de desempleo es alto, y este informe sobre empleo alterado es solo un encubrimiento.
b. la tapadera (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I know he's cheating on me, and that story about visiting his sister is just a whitewash.Sé que me está engañado, y esa historia sobre visitar a su hermana es solo una tapadera.
6. (colloquial) (sports)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la paliza (F) (colloquial)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The game was a whitewash. The losing team looked very ashamed.El partido fue una paliza. El equipo perdedor parecía muy avergonzado.
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