"whitewash" meaning in Anglais

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Noun

IPA: \ˈwaɪt.wɒʃ\ Audio: En-au-whitewash.ogg Forms: whitewashes [plural]
  1. Lait de chaux.
    Sense id: fr-whitewash-en-noun-qR~gkmqG
  2. Jeu blanc, blanchissage. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-whitewash-en-noun-U9-YDGha Categories (other): Métaphores en anglais, Sports en anglais Topics: sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: tempera paint

Verb

IPA: \ˈwaɪt.wɒʃ\ Audio: En-au-whitewash.ogg Forms: to whitewash [infinitive], whitewashes [present, third-person, singular], whitewashed [preterite], whitewashed [participle, past], whitewashing [participle, present]
  1. Blanchir à la chaux.
    Sense id: fr-whitewash-en-verb-iQnuNM25
  2. Blanchir, dissimuler. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-whitewash-en-verb-bZmxLVwL Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire, Métaphores en anglais
  3. Dans un film ou à la télévision, choisir des acteurs blancs pour jouer des personnages d’une autre ethnie (asiatique, africain, etc.).
    Sense id: fr-whitewash-en-verb-HG~FNxdh Categories (other): Lexique en anglais du cinéma Topics: film
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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