whitewash in Russian
whitewash in Russian is известко́вый раство́р, побе́лка, покрывательство — whitewash means a cheap white paint made from lime or chalk mixed with water, used to coat walls and fences.
whitewash in Russian
известко́вый раство́р
Pronounced: izvestkovyy rastvor
(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.
побе́лка
Pronounced: pobelka
(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.
покрывательство
Pronounced: pokryvatelstvo
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.
бели́ть
Pronounced: belit
побели́ть
Pronounced: pobelit
обели́ть
Pronounced: obelit
(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.).
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 Russian?
"whitewash" in Russian is известко́вый раство́р, побе́лка, покрывательство. whitewash means: A cheap white paint made from lime or chalk mixed with water, used to coat walls and fences.
How do you pronounce известко́вый раство́р?
"whitewash" in Russian is известко́вый раство́р, pronounced "izvestkovyy rastvor".
How do you use "whitewash" in a sentence?
Example: "The barn was covered in peeling whitewash." In Russian, "whitewash" is известко́вый раство́р, побе́лка, покрывательство.
Are there other ways to say "whitewash" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 6 translations listed for "whitewash": известко́вый раство́р, побе́лка, покрывательство, бели́ть, побели́ть, обели́ть.
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