Engelsk navneord: whitewash | |||
1. | whitewash (om begivenhed) a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | defeat, licking | ||
2. | whitewash (om genstand) wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | wash | ||
3. | whitewash (om handling) a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | clearing | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: whitewash | |||
1. | whitewash (om opfattelse) cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin. She tried to gloss over her mistakes. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | gloss over, hush up, sleek over | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | cover, cover up | ||
2. | whitewash (om relation) cover with whitewash | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Whitewash walls. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | wash | ||
Mere specifikke termer | calcimine | ||
3. | whitewash (om kommunikation) exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exculpate, exonerate | ||