whitewash in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for whitewash in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.whitewash [Brit ˈwʌɪtwɒʃ, Am ˈ(h)waɪtˌwɑʃ, ˈ(h)waɪtˌwɔʃ] N

1. whitewash (for walls):

whitewash

latte m di calce

whitewash

calce f (per imbiancare)

whitewash

bianco m

2. whitewash (cover-up):

whitewash fig

copertura f

whitewash fig

mascheramento m

3. whitewash SPORTS:

whitewash inf

vittoria f schiacciante

whitewash inf

cappotto m

II.whitewash [Brit ˈwʌɪtwɒʃ, Am ˈ(h)waɪtˌwɑʃ, ˈ(h)waɪtˌwɔʃ] VB trans

1. whitewash wall:

whitewash

imbiancare a calce, dare il bianco a

2. whitewash (conceal) fig:

whitewash, also whitewash over action, truth

coprire, nascondere, mascherare

3. whitewash SPORTS inf:

whitewash team

stracciare, schiacciare

4. whitewash ECON:

whitewash company

riabilitare

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to coat sth with whitewash

dare il bianco a qc

Translations for whitewash in the Italian»English Dictionary

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mascheramento fig

whitewash

rimbiancare

to whitewash again

biancheggiare

to whitewash

latte di calce CONSTR

limewash, whitewash

tinteggiare a calce

to limewash, to whitewash

cappotto

whitewash inf

tinteggiare a calce

to limewash, to whitewash

imbiancare (con calce)

to whitewash

mascherare azione, verità

to whitewash

whitewash in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for whitewash in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.whitewash <-es> [ˈhwaɪt·wɑ:ʃ] N

1. whitewash (for whitening walls):

whitewash

calce m

2. whitewash (coverup):

whitewash

copertura m

3. whitewash inf (overwhelming victory):

whitewash

vittoria f schiacciante

II.whitewash [ˈhwaɪt·wɑ:ʃ] VB trans

1. whitewash (cover in white solution):

whitewash

imbiancare

2. whitewash (conceal negative side of):

whitewash

coprire

3. whitewash inf SPORTS (defeat completely):

whitewash

schiacciare

Translations for whitewash in the Italian»English Dictionary

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bianchetto (per muri)

whitewash

bianco di calce ART

whitewash

dare il bianco a qc

to whitewash sth

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This was allowed to dry hard before whitewashing, and was very tough, having the added advantage of being cheap.

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Those on the vaults were covered again with whitewash but those on the walls were preserved.

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During the restoration, painted inscriptions that had been covered in whitewash were rediscovered.

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These paintings were whitewashed over in 1560 as a result of an order from the new protestant church authorities which banned depictions of mythical miracles.

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It has been characterized with gable tiled roof, wide patterned oriel and whitewashed walls.

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It is built with adobe walls, plastered and whitewashed.

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Some areas of the city, particularly those just west of the centre, are characterised by white stucco or whitewashed buildings.

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He whitewashed the house with lime made from white coral fished from the sea.

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Medieval wall paintings were uncovered in the nave in 1847, but were whitewashed over and lost.

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While the interior of the building had classical, whitewashed walls, the exterior retained the red brick characteristic of the rest of the cathedral.

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