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whitewash meaning in French

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whitewash [whitewashes] (politics: campaign to paper over unfavorable elements)
noun
[UK: ˈwaɪ.twɒʃ]
[US: ˈwaɪ.ˌtwɑːʃ]

blanchir◼◼◼nom

whitewash [whitewashed, whitewashing, whitewashes] (to cover over errors or bad actions)
verb
[UK: ˈwaɪ.twɒʃ]
[US: ˈwaɪ.ˌtwɑːʃ]

blanchir◼◼◼verbe

whitewash [whitewashes] (lime and water mixture)
noun
[UK: ˈwaɪ.twɒʃ]
[US: ˈwaɪ.ˌtwɑːʃ]

badigeon◼◼◻nom {m}

lait de chaux◼◻◻nom

whitewash [whitewashed, whitewashing, whitewashes] (to paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence)
verb
[UK: ˈwaɪ.twɒʃ]
[US: ˈwaɪ.ˌtwɑːʃ]

badigeonner◼◻◻verbe