anstreichen — meaning in English

English meaning

• paint noun A liquid or paste that is spread onto a surface and dries into a solid, coloured coating.
• whitewash noun A cheap white paint made from lime or chalk mixed with water, used to coat walls and fences.

Senses

anstreichen is used for these senses in English:

• paint (transitive) To create (an image) with paints.

paint — full definition

1. noun A liquid or paste that is spread onto a surface and dries into a solid, coloured coating.
2. noun A set of paints or paint colours used for painting pictures.
3. verb To apply paint to a surface.
4. verb To create a picture using paints.
5. verb To describe or portray something vividly, especially in words.

whitewash — full definition

1. noun A cheap white paint made from lime or chalk mixed with water, used to coat walls and fences.
2. noun An attempt to cover up mistakes or wrongdoing and make something look better than it is.
3. verb To paint something with whitewash.
4. verb To conceal unpleasant facts or wrongdoing in order to protect someone's reputation.
5. noun A total, one-sided victory in which the losing side fails to score at all.

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