wipe

wipe
wipe [{{t}}waɪp]
1 transitive verb
(a) (with cloth) essuyer;
he wiped the plate dry il a bien essuyé l'assiette;
go and wipe your hands va t'essuyer les mains;
to wipe one's feet s'essuyer les pieds;
to wipe one's nose se moucher;
to wipe one's bottom s'essuyer;
she wiped the sweat from his brow elle essuya la sueur de son front;
she wiped her knife clean elle nettoya son couteau (d'un coup de torchon);
{{}}familiar{{}} to wipe the floor with sb réduire qn en miettes;
he wiped the floor with me il m'a complètement démoli;
to wipe the slate clean passer l'éponge, tout effacer;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}vulgar{{}} it's not fit to wipe your arse with tu peux te torcher avec
(b) (delete → from written record, magnetic tape) effacer;
the remark was wiped from the minutes l'observation fut retirée du compte-rendu;
the tape has been wiped la bande a été effacée
2 intransitive verb
essuyer;
she wiped round the sink with a wet cloth elle a essuyé l'évier avec un chiffon humide
3 noun
(a) (action of wiping)
give the table a wipe donne un coup d'éponge sur la table;
he gave the plate a quick wipe il essuya rapidement l'assiette d'un coup de torchon
(b) (moist tissue) lingette f;
antistatic wipe chiffon m antistatique
(c) {{}}Television{{}} & {{}}Cinema{{}} volet m
wipe away separable transitive verb
(blood, tears) essuyer; (dirt, dust) enlever;
he wiped the mud away with a cloth il enleva ou il ôta la boue avec un chiffon
wipe down separable transitive verb
(paintwork, walls) lessiver
wipe off
1 separable transitive verb
(a) (remove) enlever;
{{}}familiar{{}} wipe that smile or that grin off your face! enlève-moi ce sourire idiot!;
{{}}familiar{{}} that'll wipe the smile off his face ça n'a rien de drôle
(b) (erase) effacer;
{{}}Radio{{}} & {{}}Television{{}} he wiped off half the programme by accident il a effacé la moitié de l'émission par mégarde
(c) {{}}Finance{{}} (debt) annuler;
several millions of pounds were wiped off the value of shares la valeur des actions a baissé de plusieurs millions de livres
2 intransitive verb
(stain) s'enlever
wipe out separable transitive verb
(a) (clean) nettoyer
(b) (erase) effacer; {{}}figurative{{}} (insult, disgrace) effacer, laver
(c) (debt) liquider, amortir;
his gambling debts wiped out his entire fortune ses dettes de jeu ont eu raison de toute sa fortune;
many small traders were wiped out in the recession de nombreux petits commerçants ont été balayés par la récession
(d) (destroy) anéantir, décimer;
whole families were wiped out by the disease des familles entières ont été exterminées par la maladie;
the fire wiped out the whole district l'incendie a détruit tout le quartier
(e) {{}}familiar{{}} (exhaust) crever;
that match really wiped me out le match m'a complètement crevé
wipe up
1 separable transitive verb
éponger, essuyer
2 intransitive verb
{{}}British{{}} essuyer (la vaisselle)

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