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whitewash
сущ.
стр.
известковый раствор
побелка
обеление, оправдание (кого-л.)
реабилитация; восстановление (банкрота) в правах
спорт.; амер.; разг. победа с сухим счётом
гл.
белить
накладывать отбеливающее косметическое средство
пытаться обелить (кого-л.), скрыть недостатки
реабилитировать; восстанавливать (банкрота) в правах
спорт.; амер.; разг. выиграть "всухую", с сухим счётом
AmericanEnglish (En-Ru)
whitewash
побелка ж
перен попытка обелить, втереть очки
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Примеры из текстов
'Whitewash. Just a lot of old, dried-up whitewash.– С обыкновенной засохшей известкой.Pratchett, Terry / SourceryПратчетт,Терри / Посох и ШляпаПосох и ШляпаПратчетт,Терри© Издание на русском языке, оформление ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2008SourceryPratchett, Terry© Terry and Lyn Pratchett 1988
Years ago the passage had been white-washed and plastered, but rats had torn holes in the plaster and human beings had mutilated the whitewash with scrawls and pencilled names.Много лет назад коридор был оштукатурен и побелей, но крысы прогрызли дыры в штукатурке, а люди изуродовали побеленные стены надписями.Greene, Henry Graham / The Heart of the MatterГрин, Генри Грэм / Суть делаСуть делаГрин, Генри Грэм© Greene Graham, 1938, 1940, 1945© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2009The Heart of the MatterGreene, Henry Graham© 1948 by Graham Greene© Graham Greene, 1971
This is the age of whitewash.Наше время -- время обеления.O.Henry / The Door of UnrestГенри, О. / Дверь, не знающая отдыхаДверь, не знающая отдыхаГенри, О.The Door of UnrestO.Henry
Does a boy get a chance to whitewash a fence every day?"Небось не каждый день нашему брату достается белить забор.Twain, Mark / The Adventures of Tom SawyerТвен, Марк / Приключения Тома СойераПриключения Тома СойераТвен, Марк© «Государственное издательство художественной литературы», 1960The Adventures of Tom SawyerTwain, Mark© 1999 by Saddleback Publishing, Inc.
Inside, the walls were whitewashed and the floor unpainted.Стены внутри побеленные, пол некрашеный.Steinbeck, John / Of Mice and MenСтейнбек, Джон / О мышах и людяхО мышах и людяхСтейнбек, Джон© Издательство "Правда", 1989Of Mice and MenSteinbeck, John© John Steinbeck, 1937© renewed John Steinbeck, 1965
Whitcross is no town, nor even a hamlet; it is but a stone pillar set up where four roads meet: whitewashed, I suppose, to be more obvious at a distance and in darkness.Уиткросс - не город, даже не деревня: это всего лишь каменный столб, поставленный на перекрестке четырех дорог и выбеленный мелом, вероятно, для того, чтобы быть более приметным на расстоянии и в темноте.Bronte, Charlotte / Jane EyreБронте, Шарлотта / Джен ЭйрДжен ЭйрБронте, Шарлотта© Издательство «Правда», 1988 г.Jane EyreBronte, Charlotte© 2009 by Wayne Josephson
They chose a corner table, with their backs to the whitewashed walls. That way nobody would be able to look over their shoulders.Они предпочли угловой: так они будут сидеть спиной к беленым стенам, никто не сможет заглянуть им через плечо.Robinson, Peter / Piece Of My HeartРобинсон, Питер / Растерзанное сердцеРастерзанное сердцеРобинсон, Питер© 2006 by Eastvale Enterprises Inc.© А. Капанадзе, перевод на русский язык, 2010© ООО "Издательская группа "Аттикус", 2010 Издательство ИностранкаPiece Of My HeartRobinson, Peter© 2006 by Eastvale Enterprises Inc.
It was a quiet little place centered round a sleepy-looking church, and stippled off at its edges with whitewashed cottages.Это было тихое местечко, обступившее сонную церковь и очерченное по окраинам пунктиром белоснежных коттеджей.Wyndham, John / The Day of the TriffidsУиндем, Джон / День триффидовДень триффидовУиндем, Джон© 1951 by John Wyndham© Перевод. С. Бережков, 2009© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2009The Day of the TriffidsWyndham, John© 1979 by Grace Isabel Harris© 1951 by Doubleday, a division of Random House, Inc.
We went up the street, past the whitewashed stone houses, families sitting in their doorways watching us, to the inn.Мы пошли в гостиницу мимо выбеленных каменных домов, где целые семьи сидели на пороге и глазели на нас.Hemingway, Ernest / The Sun Also RisesХемингуэй, Эрнест / Фиеста (И восходит солнце)Фиеста (И восходит солнце)Хемингуэй, Эрнест© Издательство "Правда", 1984The Sun Also RisesHemingway, Ernest© 1926 by Charles Scribner's Sons© renewed 1954 by Ernest Hemingway
The Kyrie Eleisons rang quiveringly through that sort of whitewashed stable with flat ceiling and bedaubed beams.«Kyrie, eleison» трепетно прозвучало в этом жалком строении, напоминавшем сарай с оштукатуренными стенами и плоским потолком, на котором виднелись выбеленные балки.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата МуреПроступок аббата МуреЗоля, ЭмильAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
The yellow-curtained bed, the walnut chest of drawers, and the three straw-bottomed chairs seemed lost below that lofty ceiling with whitewashed joists.Кровать, затянутая желтым пологом, комод орехового дерева, три соломенных стула – все это терялось под высоким потолком, державшимся на оштукатуренных балках.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата МуреПроступок аббата МуреЗоля, ЭмильAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
He painted the old house white and whitewashed the sheds.Том покрасил старый дом, побелил сараи.Steinbeck, John / East Of EdenСтейнбек, Джон / На восток от ЭдемаНа восток от ЭдемаСтейнбек, Джон© Издательство "Правда", 1989East Of EdenSteinbeck, John© John Steinbeck, 1952© renewed Elaine Steinbeck, Thom Steinbeck, and John Steinbeck IV, 1980
A heavy sky seemed to cover the world with the grey whiteness of a whitewashed ceiling.Низкие облака, застилавшие небо, казалось, нависали над землёй, как покрытый сероватой известью потолок.Galsworthy, John / The Man of PropertyГолсуорси, Джон / СобственникСобственникГолсуорси, Джон© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство""Эксмо", 2003The Man of PropertyGalsworthy, John© 2006 Adamant Media Corporation
They lived in a whitewashed, clap-board shack with an outhouse, a well and a shed beside it.Девушки жили в дощатой обмазанной хижине, при которой были маленький флигелек, колодец и сарай.Steinbeck, John / The Pastures of HeavenСтейнбек, Джон / Райские пастбищаРайские пастбищаСтейнбек, Джон© Издательство "Правда", 1989The Pastures of HeavenSteinbeck, John© John Stainbeck, 1932© renewed John Steinbeck, 1960
Reading the platitudes in Dwoskin's text he found himself fiercely and unpredictably defensive of the old man's foibles, as though everything that had made him unique-made him real-now stood in danger of being whitewashed away.Читая пошлости творения Двоскина, он обнаружил, что и сам яростно и неожиданно защищает слабости старика, хотя все, что делало его уникальным – и вообще реальным, — теперь находилось под угрозой полного исчезновения.Barker, Clive / The Damnation GameБаркер, Клайв / Проклятая играПроклятая играБаркер, Клайв© copyright 1985 by Clive Barker© 1994, Кэдмэн© перевод Д. АношинаThe Damnation GameBarker, Clive© copyright 1985 by Clive Barker
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замазывание недостатков
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Словосочетания
give a fresh coat of whitewash
перебеливать
mason's whitewashing brush
штукатурная кисть
newly whitewashed
свежевыбеленный
Формы слова
whitewash
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | whitewash | whitewashes |
| Possessive case | whitewash's | whitewashes' |
whitewash
verb
| Basic forms | |
|---|---|
| Past | whitewashed |
| Imperative | whitewash |
| Present Participle (Participle I) | whitewashing |
| Past Participle (Participle II) | whitewashed |
| Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I whitewash | we whitewash |
| you whitewash | you whitewash |
| he/she/it whitewashes | they whitewash |
| Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am whitewashing | we are whitewashing |
| you are whitewashing | you are whitewashing |
| he/she/it is whitewashing | they are whitewashing |
| Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have whitewashed | we have whitewashed |
| you have whitewashed | you have whitewashed |
| he/she/it has whitewashed | they have whitewashed |
| Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been whitewashing | we have been whitewashing |
| you have been whitewashing | you have been whitewashing |
| he/she/it has been whitewashing | they have been whitewashing |
| Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I whitewashed | we whitewashed |
| you whitewashed | you whitewashed |
| he/she/it whitewashed | they whitewashed |
| Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was whitewashing | we were whitewashing |
| you were whitewashing | you were whitewashing |
| he/she/it was whitewashing | they were whitewashing |
| Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had whitewashed | we had whitewashed |
| you had whitewashed | you had whitewashed |
| he/she/it had whitewashed | they had whitewashed |
| Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been whitewashing | we had been whitewashing |
| you had been whitewashing | you had been whitewashing |
| he/she/it had been whitewashing | they had been whitewashing |
| Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will whitewash | we shall/will whitewash |
| you will whitewash | you will whitewash |
| he/she/it will whitewash | they will whitewash |
| Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be whitewashing | we shall/will be whitewashing |
| you will be whitewashing | you will be whitewashing |
| he/she/it will be whitewashing | they will be whitewashing |
| Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have whitewashed | we shall/will have whitewashed |
| you will have whitewashed | you will have whitewashed |
| he/she/it will have whitewashed | they will have whitewashed |
| Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been whitewashing | we shall/will have been whitewashing |
| you will have been whitewashing | you will have been whitewashing |
| he/she/it will have been whitewashing | they will have been whitewashing |
| Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would whitewash | we should/would whitewash |
| you would whitewash | you would whitewash |
| he/she/it would whitewash | they would whitewash |
| Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would be whitewashing | we should/would be whitewashing |
| you would be whitewashing | you would be whitewashing |
| he/she/it would be whitewashing | they would be whitewashing |
| Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have whitewashed | we should/would have whitewashed |
| you would have whitewashed | you would have whitewashed |
| he/she/it would have whitewashed | they would have whitewashed |
| Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have been whitewashing | we should/would have been whitewashing |
| you would have been whitewashing | you would have been whitewashing |
| he/she/it would have been whitewashing | they would have been whitewashing |
| Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am whitewashed | we are whitewashed |
| you are whitewashed | you are whitewashed |
| he/she/it is whitewashed | they are whitewashed |
| Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am being whitewashed | we are being whitewashed |
| you are being whitewashed | you are being whitewashed |
| he/she/it is being whitewashed | they are being whitewashed |
| Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been whitewashed | we have been whitewashed |
| you have been whitewashed | you have been whitewashed |
| he/she/it has been whitewashed | they have been whitewashed |
| Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was whitewashed | we were whitewashed |
| you were whitewashed | you were whitewashed |
| he/she/it was whitewashed | they were whitewashed |
| Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was being whitewashed | we were being whitewashed |
| you were being whitewashed | you were being whitewashed |
| he/she/it was being whitewashed | they were being whitewashed |
| Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been whitewashed | we had been whitewashed |
| you had been whitewashed | you had been whitewashed |
| he/she/it had been whitewashed | they had been whitewashed |
| Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be whitewashed | we shall/will be whitewashed |
| you will be whitewashed | you will be whitewashed |
| he/she/it will be whitewashed | they will be whitewashed |
| Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been whitewashed | we shall/will have been whitewashed |
| you will have been whitewashed | you will have been whitewashed |
| he/she/it will have been whitewashed | they will have been whitewashed |