whitewash in Finnish
whitewash in Finnish is murskavoitto, kalkkivelli, peittely — whitewash means a cheap white paint made from lime or chalk mixed with water, used to coat walls and fences.
whitewash in Finnish
murskavoitto
kalkkivelli
(uncountable) A mixture of a powdered mineral substance (often slaked lime (containing calcium hydroxide), chalk (calcium carbonate), or both) and water which is used for painting surfaces such as fences and walls bright white.
peittely
A thing used to hide mistakes, or to create an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc.; also (often, politics) , an act of hiding mistakes or creating an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc.; especially, a campaign, investigation, etc., which intentionally hides or overlooks unfavourable facts.
velkojen anteeksianto
(business) An act of clearing a person's debts, especially through a declaration of bankruptcy by a court.
vesi-jauhosuurus
(uncountable, cooking) The most basic type of thickening agent, consisting of flour blended with water to make a paste.
ihon valkaisuaine
(countable, cosmetics, historical) A preparation for making the skin look lighter.
antaa anteeksi
(business) To clear (someone's) debts, especially through a declaration of bankruptcy by a court; also, to clear or write off (a debt).
antaa rooli valkoiselle
(chiefly, film, television) To cast a white actor in a role for a person of colour in (a film, television programme, etc.).
kalkita
To paint (a building, a wall, etc.) a bright white with whitewash (noun sense 1).
kalkita
(chiefly, literary, and, poetic, often, passive voice) To cover or coat (something) with a white substance, as if with whitewash (noun sense 1); also, to light up (something) with white light.
pinnoittaa valkoiseksi
(chiefly, literary, and, poetic, often, passive voice) To cover or coat (something) with a white substance, as if with whitewash (noun sense 1); also, to light up (something) with white light.
valaista valkoisella valolla
(chiefly, literary, and, poetic, often, passive voice) To cover or coat (something) with a white substance, as if with whitewash (noun sense 1); also, to light up (something) with white light.
valkaista
(chiefly, literary, and, poetic, often, passive voice) To cover or coat (something) with a white substance, as if with whitewash (noun sense 1); also, to light up (something) with white light.
korostaa valkoisia
(derogatory) To distort or give a misleading account of (history, a narrative, etc.) by discounting the participation of people of colour and focusing on white people.
peitellä
(often, politics) To hide (someone's) mistakes, or to create an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc., for (someone); also, to intentionally hide or overlook (mistakes, unfavourable facts, wrongdoing, etc.).
saada murskavoitto
(sports, originally, baseball, informal) To achieve a complete victory or series of victories over (an opponent) without suffering any losses; also, to achieve a victory or series of victories over (an opponent) by a very large margin.
tehdä valkoisemmaksi
(media) To make over (someone of colour) so that they appear more white, for example, by applying lightening makeup to their skin or digitally manipulating an image of them.
valkaista
(cosmetics, archaic, or, historical) To make (the face, etc.) look lighter with makeup or a similar preparation.
muuttua valkoiseksi
(masonry, archaic) Of bricks: to become encrusted with a white layer of soluble salts due to efflorescence.
What does "whitewash" mean?
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noun A cheap white paint made from lime or chalk mixed with water, used to coat walls and fences.
"The barn was covered in peeling whitewash."
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noun An attempt to cover up mistakes or wrongdoing and make something look better than it is.
"Critics called the internal report a whitewash designed to protect the board."
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verb To paint something with whitewash.
"They whitewashed the cottage every spring."
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verb To conceal unpleasant facts or wrongdoing in order to protect someone's reputation.
"The documentary was accused of whitewashing the company's environmental record."
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whitewash in a sentence
- The barn was covered in peeling whitewash.
- Critics called the internal report a whitewash designed to protect the board.
- They whitewashed the cottage every spring.
- The documentary was accused of whitewashing the company's environmental record.
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What is "whitewash" in Finnish?
"whitewash" in Finnish is murskavoitto, kalkkivelli, peittely. whitewash means: A cheap white paint made from lime or chalk mixed with water, used to coat walls and fences.
How do you use "whitewash" in a sentence?
Example: "The barn was covered in peeling whitewash." In Finnish, "whitewash" is murskavoitto, kalkkivelli, peittely.
Are there other ways to say "whitewash" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 17 translations listed for "whitewash": murskavoitto, kalkkivelli, peittely, velkojen anteeksianto, vesi-jauhosuurus, ihon valkaisuaine.
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