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Detailed Translations for whitewash from English to German

whitewash:

to whitewash verb (whitewashes, whitewashed, whitewashing)

  1. to whitewash
    streichen; kalken; tünchen
    • streichen verb (streiche, streichst, streicht, strich, stricht, gestrichen)
    • kalken verb (kalke, kalkst, kalkt, kalkte, kalktet, gekalkt)
    • tünchen verb (tünche, tünchst, tüncht, tünchte, tünchtet, getüncht)
  2. to whitewash
    säubern; reinwaschen
    • säubern verb (säubere, säuberst, säubert, säuberte, säubertet, gesäuber)
    • reinwaschen verb (wasche rein, wäschest, wäscht, wusch rein, wuscht rein, reingewaschen)

Conjugations for whitewash:

present
  1. whitewash
  2. whitewash
  3. whitewashes
  4. whitewash
  5. whitewash
  6. whitewash
simple past
  1. whitewashed
  2. whitewashed
  3. whitewashed
  4. whitewashed
  5. whitewashed
  6. whitewashed
present perfect
  1. have whitewashed
  2. have whitewashed
  3. has whitewashed
  4. have whitewashed
  5. have whitewashed
  6. have whitewashed
past continuous
  1. was whitewashing
  2. were whitewashing
  3. was whitewashing
  4. were whitewashing
  5. were whitewashing
  6. were whitewashing
future
  1. shall whitewash
  2. will whitewash
  3. will whitewash
  4. shall whitewash
  5. will whitewash
  6. will whitewash
continuous present
  1. am whitehing
  2. are whitehing
  3. is whitehing
  4. are whitehing
  5. are whitehing
  6. are whitehing
subjunctive
  1. be whitewashed
  2. be whitewashed
  3. be whitewashed
  4. be whitewashed
  5. be whitewashed
  6. be whitewashed
diverse
  1. whitewash!
  2. let's whitewash!
  3. whitewashed
  4. whitewashing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

whitewash [the ~] nomen

  1. the whitewash (limewash; whitening; calcimine)
    die Tünche; der Weißkalk

Translation Matrix for whitewash:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Tünche calcimine; limewash; whitening; whitewash varnish
Weißkalk calcimine; limewash; whitening; whitewash
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
kalken whitewash doodle; parget; plaster; scrawl; scribble; stucco
reinwaschen whitewash
streichen whitewash annul; blot out; cancel; cleave; cut; dye; flick; hew through; paint; play the violin; rescind; roam; rove; wander about
säubern whitewash brush clean; chasten; clean; clear; ennoble; give a good cleaning; purify; refine; remove; wash
tünchen whitewash doodle; scrawl; scribble
- gloss over; hush up; sleek over
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- limewash

Related Words for "whitewash":

  • whitewashing, whitewashes

Synonyms for "whitewash":


Related Definitions for "whitewash":

  1. a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects1
  2. wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces1
  3. a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score1
  4. exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data1
  5. cover with whitewash1
    • whitewash walls1
  6. cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error1
    • Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin1

Wiktionary Translations for whitewash:

whitewash
noun
  1. lime and water mixture
  2. victory
verb
  1. paint
  2. cover errors
whitewash
verb
  1. (transitiv) mit Tünche anstreichen

Related Translations for whitewash