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1 whitewash
1. noun1) [weiße] Tünche; (fig.) Schönfärberei, die2) (defeat) Zu-Null-Niederlage, die2. transitive verb1) [weiß] tünchen2) (defeat) zu Null schlagen* * *noun (a mixture of usually lime and water, used for whitening walls.) die Tünche* * *ˈwhite·washI. nthese walls need another coat of \whitewash diese Wände müssen nochmals weiß getüncht werdenII. vt1. (paint)▪ to \whitewash sth etw schönfärben▪ to \whitewash sb jdn reinwaschen* * *A s1. Tünche f, Kalkanstrich m2. umga) Tünche f, Beschönigung fb) Mohrenwäsche f (oft hum)3. SPORT umg Zu-Null-Niederlage f4. flüssiges HautbleichmittelB v/t1. a) tünchen, anstreichenb) weißen, kalken2. umga) etwas übertünchen, beschönigenb) jemanden einer Mohrenwäsche unterziehen3. SPORT umg einen Gegner zu Null schlagen4. die Haut bleichen* * *1. noun1) [weiße] Tünche; (fig.) Schönfärberei, diethe report is a whitewash of the Government — der Bericht versucht, die Regierung reinzuwaschen
2) (defeat) Zu-Null-Niederlage, die2. transitive verb1) [weiß] tünchen2) (defeat) zu Null schlagen* * *v.tünchen v.
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