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"ref": "1952, L. F. Salzman, Building in England, page 157",
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"sense": "lime and water mixture",
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"word": "lait de chaux"
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"sense": "lime and water mixture",
"word": "apog na pampinta"
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"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "lime and water mixture",
"word": "badana"
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"sense": "lime and water mixture",
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"sense": "lime and water mixture",
"word": "fölényes/elsöprő győzelem"
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"word": "bua gan scór a ghéilleadh"
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"ref": "2010, Andrew Miller, Cricinfo",
"text": "For the first time in a long time, Australia are being threatened with the prospect of a 5-0 whitewash",
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"A complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep."
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"text": "Coordinate term: eyewash"
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"ref": "2018 January 24, Hannah Beech, Rick Gladstone, “Citing ‘Whitewash,’ Bill Richardson Quits Rohingya Post”, in New York Times",
"text": "“She has developed an arrogance of power,” Mr. Richardson said by telephone during a layover in Tokyo on his way back to New Mexico from Myanmar. “I’ve known her a long time and am fond of her, but she basically is unwilling to listen to bad news, and I don’t want to be part of a whitewash.”",
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"ref": "2019 June 13, Kalyeena Makortoff, “FCA report into RBS called a 'complete whitewash' by critics”, in The Guardian",
"text": "A report by the City watchdog into the scandal at Royal Bank of Scotland’s turnaround unit has been described as a whitewash after the regulator confirmed it would not punish the bank for mistreating business customers following the financial crash.",
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"sense": "politics: campaign to paper over unfavorable elements",
"word": "blanchir"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "politics: campaign to paper over unfavorable elements",
"word": "branquear"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "politics: campaign to paper over unfavorable elements",
"word": "reinwaschen"
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"code": "de",
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"word": "schönfärben"
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"sense": "politics: campaign to paper over unfavorable elements",
"word": "szerecsenmosdatás"
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"word": "tisztára mosás"
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"ref": "1713, Joseph Addison, The Guardian",
"text": "I have heard a whole Sermon against a White-wash.",
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"Any liquid composition for whitening something, such as a wash for making the skin fair."
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"(obsolete) Any liquid composition for whitening something, such as a wash for making the skin fair."
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"ref": "1883, Cassell's Dictionary of Cookery, page lxxxiii",
"text": "The bottles, however, were port bottles, but contained mushroom ketchup; and we can only say with regard to the 15s. sherry, that it would have made an admirable \"whitewash,\" as Sheridan's glass is still sometimes called, […]",
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"ref": "1950, Wine & the Wine Trade, page 28",
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"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "kalkita"
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"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "badigeonner"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "etwas weiß anstreichen"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "weißen"
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"word": "ασπρίζω"
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"text": "The books have yet to be written. But there is no question that Ms. Park and her Saenuri Party will whitewash the past to bolster the conservative cause at the expense of the education system and South Korea’s international reputation as a democracy, and harm Seoul’s attempt to hold Japan accountable for its wartime conduct.",
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"ref": "2015 June 8, Ernest Owens, “Hollywood, Don't You Dare Whitewash Stonewall”, in HuffPost",
"text": "If you appreciate historical accuracy and fair inclusion, don’t go see this film. If you don’t want to fuel the economy at another Hollywood attempt of whitewashing American history, don’t give any aspect of this film a single dime or promotion.",
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"ref": "2017 March 31, Steve Rose, “Ghost in the Shell’s whitewashing: does Hollywood have an Asian problem?”, in The Guardian",
"text": "From Scarlett Johansson’s heroine in the remake of the anime classic to Tilda Swinton as a Himalayan high priest in Doctor Strange, the film industry stands accused of whitewashing Asian characters and culture. Does it have a defence?",
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"ref": "2019 January 23, Justin McCurry, “Naomi Osaka sponsor apologises for 'whitewashing' tennis star in ad”, in The Guardian",
"text": "The ad, which also features her compatriot Kei Nishikori, drew criticism on social media, with many users accusing Nissin of whitewashing Osaka, whose mother is Japanese.",
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"text": "“She has developed an arrogance of power,” Mr. Richardson said by telephone during a layover in Tokyo on his way back to New Mexico from Myanmar. “I’ve known her a long time and am fond of her, but she basically is unwilling to listen to bad news, and I don’t want to be part of a whitewash.”",
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"food",
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"(obsolete) Any liquid composition for whitening something, such as a wash for making the skin fair."
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"countable",
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"ref": "1883, Cassell's Dictionary of Cookery, page lxxxiii",
"text": "The bottles, however, were port bottles, but contained mushroom ketchup; and we can only say with regard to the 15s. sherry, that it would have made an admirable \"whitewash,\" as Sheridan's glass is still sometimes called, […]",
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"ref": "1950, Wine & the Wine Trade, page 28",
"text": "Sercial was also used as a sort of white-wash after the Port at dinner, those were the days when people had time to drink both Port and a White wash.",
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"A glass of sherry as a finale, after drinking port and claret."
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"port",
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"claret",
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"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "śophedi",
"sense": "lime and water mixture",
"word": "সফেদী"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "varov raztvor",
"sense": "lime and water mixture",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "варов разтвор"
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"code": "bg",
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"sense": "lime and water mixture",
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"feminine"
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "lime and water mixture",
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"masculine"
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "lime and water mixture",
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "lime and water mixture",
"word": "kalkkivelli"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
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"word": "lait de chaux"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "lime and water mixture",
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"masculine"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
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"feminine"
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"code": "el",
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"sense": "lime and water mixture",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ασβεστόνερο"
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "sid",
"sense": "lime and water mixture",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "lime and water mixture",
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "lime and water mixture",
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"word": "mésztej"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"word": "mészvakolás"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "lime and water mixture",
"word": "mészvakolat"
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{
"code": "ga",
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"sense": "lime and water mixture",
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"masculine"
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
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"masculine"
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{
"code": "it",
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"feminine"
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"code": "la",
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "lime and water mixture",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "lime and water mixture",
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"feminine"
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"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
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"sense": "lime and water mixture",
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"feminine"
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"code": "ro",
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"code": "es",
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{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "lime and water mixture",
"word": "apog na pampinta"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "lime and water mixture",
"word": "badana"
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{
"code": "cy",
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"sense": "lime and water mixture",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "lime and water mixture",
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"masculine"
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"word": "kanár"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "lime and water mixture",
"word": "murskavoitto"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "lime and water mixture",
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"masculine"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "lime and water mixture",
"word": "fölényes/elsöprő győzelem"
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"code": "ga",
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"sense": "lime and water mixture",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "bua gan scór a ghéilleadh"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "lime and water mixture",
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"masculine"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "lime and water mixture",
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "politics: campaign to paper over unfavorable elements",
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "politics: campaign to paper over unfavorable elements",
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "politics: campaign to paper over unfavorable elements",
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "politics: campaign to paper over unfavorable elements",
"word": "reinwaschen"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "politics: campaign to paper over unfavorable elements",
"word": "schönfärben"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "politics: campaign to paper over unfavorable elements",
"word": "szerecsenmosdatás"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "politics: campaign to paper over unfavorable elements",
"word": "tisztára mosás"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "politics: campaign to paper over unfavorable elements",
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pokryvatelʹstvo",
"sense": "politics: campaign to paper over unfavorable elements",
"word": "покрывательство"
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"code": "es",
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"code": "es",
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"ref": "1836, Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers 43",
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"ref": "2015 June 8, Ernest Owens, “Hollywood, Don't You Dare Whitewash Stonewall”, in HuffPost",
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"ref": "2017 March 31, Steve Rose, “Ghost in the Shell’s whitewashing: does Hollywood have an Asian problem?”, in The Guardian",
"text": "From Scarlett Johansson’s heroine in the remake of the anime classic to Tilda Swinton as a Himalayan high priest in Doctor Strange, the film industry stands accused of whitewashing Asian characters and culture. Does it have a defence?",
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"ref": "2019 January 23, Justin McCurry, “Naomi Osaka sponsor apologises for 'whitewashing' tennis star in ad”, in The Guardian",
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "badanosvam",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "баданосвам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "varosvam",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "варосвам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "emblanquinar"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "hvidkalke"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "kalkita"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "badigeonner"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "etwas weiß anstreichen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "weißen"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "weißeln"
},
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "asprízo",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "ασπρίζω"
},
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "asvestóno",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "ασβεστώνω"
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"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "koniáō",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "κονιάω"
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "siyyéd",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "סִיֵּד"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "meszel"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "kimeszel"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "bemeszel"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "aol"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "aoldathaigh"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "aoldath a chur ar"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "imbiancare"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "dealbo"
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{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "hvitkalke"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
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"code": "pl",
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"code": "pl",
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "caiar"
},
{
"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"roman": "safaidī karnī",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "ਸਫ਼ੈਦੀ ਕਰਨੀ"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "spoi"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "vărui"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "belítʹ",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "бели́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pobelítʹ",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "побели́ть"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "candéssiri"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "scandèssiri"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "imbarchinài"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "blanquear"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "encalar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "vitmena"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence",
"word": "beyaza badanalamak/boyamak"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zamazvam",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "замазвам"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "hvidvaske"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "peitellä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "blanchir"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "(sb.) jemanden reinwaschen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"english": "sth.",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "etwas schönfärben"
},
{
"code": "de",
"english": "sth.",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "etwas beschönigen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "schönreden"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kalýpto láthi",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "καλύπτω λάθη"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "tiyyé'aẖ",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "טִיֵּחַ"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "tisztára mos"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "velizar"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "ceil"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "cuir i bhfolach"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "occultare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "cancellare"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "hvitvaske"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "kvitvaske"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "kvitvaske"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zatuszowywać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zatuszować"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "encobrir"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obelítʹ",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "обели́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "encubrir"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "vitkalka"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "vitmena"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "kalka"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "(sb.) aklamak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"english": "sth.",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "temize çıkarmak"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "thanh minh"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to cover over errors or bad actions",
"word": "minh oan"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"whitewash"
],
"word": "whitewash"
}
{
"called_from": "page/2530",
"msg": "skipping string in the middle of translations: </table></div></div>\n\n",
"path": [
"whitewash"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "whitewash",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "page/2517",
"msg": "UNIMPLEMENTED parse_translation_template: trans-top-see {1: 'complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; a clean sweep', 2: 'clean sweep'}",
"path": [
"whitewash",
"trans-top-see"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "whitewash",
"trace": ""
}
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