Whitewash

"Whitewash" in Finnish

ihon valkaisuaine

(preparation for making the skin look lighter)

kalkkivelli

(mixture of a powdered mineral substance and water which is used for painting)

murskavoitto

(complete victory or series of victories without suffering any losses; victory or series of victories by a very large margin)

peittely

(thing used to hide mistakes, or to create an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc.)

peittely

(act of hiding mistakes or creating an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc.; campaign, investigation, etc., which intentionally hides or overlooks unfavourable facts)

velkojen anteeksianto

(act of clearing a person’s debts, especially through a declaration of bankruptcy by a court)

vesi-jauhosuurus

(thickening agent consisting of flour blended with water to make a paste)

antaa anteeksi

((transitive) to clear (someone’s) debts, especially through a declaration of bankruptcy by a court; (intransitive) to have debts cleared through a declaration of bankruptcy by a court)

antaa rooli valkoiselle

((transitive) to cast a white actor in a role for a person of colour in (a film, television programme, etc.))

kalkita

((transitive) to paint (a building, a wall, etc.) a bright white with whitewash; (intransitive) to paint bright white with whitewash)

korostaa valkoisia

((transitive) to distort or give a misleading account of (history, a narrative, etc.) by discounting the participation of people of colour and focusing on white people)

muuttua valkoiseksi

((intransitive) of bricks: to become encrusted with a white layer of soluble salts due to efflorescence)

peitellä

((transitive) to hide (someone’s) mistakes, or to create an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc., for (someone); to intentionally hide or overlook (mistakes, unfavourable facts, wrongdoing, etc.))

pinnoittaa valkoiseksi

((transitive) to cover or coat (something) with a white substance, as if with whitewash)

saada murskavoitto

((transitive) to achieve a complete victory or series of victories over (an opponent) without suffering any losses; to achieve a victory or series of victories over (an opponent) by a very large margin)

tehdä valkoisemmaksi

((transitive) to make over (someone of colour) so that they appear more white)

valaista valkoisella valolla

((transitive) to light up (something) with white light)

valkaista

((transitive) to cover or coat (something) with a white substance, as if with whitewash)

valkaista

((transiive) to make (the face, etc.) look lighter with makeup or a similar preparation)

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