whitewash nghĩa là gì?

Vietnamese words for whitewash

act of hiding mistakes or creating an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc.; campaign, investigation, etc., which intentionally hides or overlooks unfavourable facts

tẩy trắng

(transitive) to hide (someone’s) mistakes, or to create an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc., for (someone); to intentionally hide or overlook (mistakes, unfavourable facts, wrongdoing, etc.)

thanh minh, minh oan

English meaning of whitewash

1. noun A mixture of a powdered mineral substance (often slaked lime (containing calcium hydroxide), chalk (calcium carbonate), or both) and water which is used for painting surfaces such as fences and walls bright white.
2. noun A thing used to hide mistakes, or to create an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc.; also (often politics), an act of hiding mistakes or creating an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc.; especially, a campaign, investigation, etc., which intentionally hides or overlooks unfavourable facts.
3. noun An act of clearing a person's debts, especially through a declaration of bankruptcy by a court.
4. noun A complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep; also, a victory or series of victories by a very large margin.

Full definition of whitewash

whitewash in a sentence

• Near-synonym: limewash (often coinstantial)
• The houses looked very bright after they had whitewashed the whole neighbourhood.
• In his sermon, the minister didn’t try to whitewash over the sins of his church.

Synonyms of whitewash

• limewash
• cover up
• gloss over
• paper over
• skunk
• bleach

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whitewash in other languages

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Questions about whitewash in Vietnamese

What is the meaning of whitewash in Vietnamese?

Whitewash in Vietnamese is tẩy trắng, thanh minh, minh oan.

whitewash nghĩa là gì?

Whitewash: tẩy trắng, thanh minh, minh oan.

What does whitewash mean in English?

Whitewash means a mixture of a powdered mineral substance (often slaked lime (containing calcium hydroxide), chalk (calcium carbonate), or both) and water which is used for painting surfaces such as fences and walls bright white.