weißeln — meaning in English
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English meaning
- whitewash noun A cheap white paint made from lime or chalk mixed with water, used to coat walls and fences.
Senses
weißeln is used for these senses in English:
- calcimine To coat with this substance.
whitewash — full definition
- noun A cheap white paint made from lime or chalk mixed with water, used to coat walls and fences.
- noun An attempt to cover up mistakes or wrongdoing and make something look better than it is.
- verb To paint something with whitewash.
- verb To conceal unpleasant facts or wrongdoing in order to protect someone's reputation.
- noun A total, one-sided victory in which the losing side fails to score at all.