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Detailed Translations for whitewashing from English to French

whitewash:

to whitewash verb (whitewashes, whitewashed, whitewashing)

  1. to whitewash
    saucer
    • saucer verb (sauce, sauces, sauçons, saucez, )
  2. to whitewash
    blanchir; laver
    • blanchir verb (blanchis, blanchit, blanchissons, blanchissez, )
    • laver verb (lave, laves, lavons, lavez, )

Conjugations for whitewash:

present
  1. whitewash
  2. whitewash
  3. whitewashes
  4. whitewash
  5. whitewash
  6. whitewash
simple past
  1. whitewashed
  2. whitewashed
  3. whitewashed
  4. whitewashed
  5. whitewashed
  6. whitewashed
present perfect
  1. have whitewashed
  2. have whitewashed
  3. has whitewashed
  4. have whitewashed
  5. have whitewashed
  6. have whitewashed
past continuous
  1. was whitewashing
  2. were whitewashing
  3. was whitewashing
  4. were whitewashing
  5. were whitewashing
  6. were whitewashing
future
  1. shall whitewash
  2. will whitewash
  3. will whitewash
  4. shall whitewash
  5. will whitewash
  6. will whitewash
continuous present
  1. am whitehing
  2. are whitehing
  3. is whitehing
  4. are whitehing
  5. are whitehing
  6. are whitehing
subjunctive
  1. be whitewashed
  2. be whitewashed
  3. be whitewashed
  4. be whitewashed
  5. be whitewashed
  6. be whitewashed
diverse
  1. whitewash!
  2. let's whitewash!
  3. whitewashed
  4. whitewashing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

whitewash [the ~] noun

  1. the whitewash (limewash; whitening; calcimine)
    le blanc de chaux

Translation Matrix for whitewash:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
blanc de chaux calcimine; limewash; whitening; whitewash
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
blanchir whitewash be ageing; clean; clear; flush away; found innocent; grow grey; launder; purify; rinse out; turn pale; wash
laver whitewash chasten; clean; clear; ennoble; flush away; found innocent; give a good cleaning; grow into; outgrow; purify; refine; remove; rinse; rinse out; scour; scrub; swab out; wash; wash out
saucer whitewash
- gloss over; hush up; sleek over
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- limewash

Related Words for "whitewash":

  • whitewashing, whitewashes

Synonyms for "whitewash":


Related Definitions for "whitewash":

  1. a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects1
  2. wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces1
  3. a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score1
  4. exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data1
  5. cover with whitewash1
    • whitewash walls1
  6. cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error1
    • Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin1

Wiktionary Translations for whitewash:

whitewash
noun
  1. lime and water mixture
verb
  1. paint
  2. cover errors
whitewash
verb
  1. rendre blanc, couvrir d’une couche blanche.
  2. mettre hors de cause

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
whitewash badigeonner tünchen — (transitiv) mit Tünche anstreichen


Wiktionary Translations for whitewashing:


Cross Translation:
FromToVia
whitewashing embellissement Beschönigung — Aussage, Bezeichnung, die eine Sache als besser erscheinen lässt, als sie ist