How do you pronounce whitewash?

whitewash is pronounced as /ˈwaɪtˌwɑːʃ/.

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whitewash

🎨whitewash (whaït-wosh)

verb

/ˈwaɪtˌwɑːʃ/

blanchir (blanchir)

whitelisting whittle

Signification

to cover up faults, errors, or unpleasant facts; to paint with white paint or lime

Traduction de la signification

cacher des erreurs, des défauts ou des faits désagréables; peindre avec de la peinture blanche ou de la chaux

Phrases d'exemple

The report was criticized for trying to whitewash the company's failures.

Le rapport a été critiqué pour avoir tenté de blanchir les échecs de l'entreprise.

Expressions d'exemple

whitewash the truth

blanchir la vérité

Synonymes

cover-up, conceal, gloss over, mask, camouflage

Antonymes

reveal, expose, uncover

Collocations

whitewash the truth, whitewash history, whitewash report

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