whitewash
известковый раствор, побелка, покрывательство
Произношение и транскрипция
Британский английский: ˈwaɪtwɒʃ. Американский английский: ˈhwaɪtˌwɑʃ.
noun
- известковый раствор, побелка — mixture of a powdered mineral substance and water which is used for painting
- покрывательство — act of hiding mistakes or creating an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc.; campaign, investigation, etc., which intentionally hides or overlooks unfavourable facts
verb
- обелить — (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.)
- белить, побелить — (transitive) to paint (a building, a wall, etc.) a bright white with whitewash; (intransitive) to paint bright white with whitewash