Meanings (ES + gloss)
blanquear • encalar
To paint (a building, a wall, etc.) a bright white with whitewash (noun noun, sense 1).
Provided that any such window or skylight may be whitewashed or shaded for the purpose of mitigating heat or glare.
The houses looked very bright after they had whitewashed the whole neighbourhood.
encubrir
To hide (someone's) mistakes, or to create an appearance of honesty, propriety, etc., for (someone); also, to intentionally hide or overlook (mistakes, unfavourable facts, wrongdoing, etc.).
In his sermon, the minister didn’t try to whitewash over the sins of his church.
The books have yet to be written. But there is no question that Ms. Park [Geun-hye] and her Saenuri Party will whitewash the past to bolster the conservative cause at the expense o…
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