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whitewash meaning in Portuguese

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

calnoun
{f}

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

branquearnoun

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

encobrirverb

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]

caiarverb