wipe

essuyer

Passer un chiffon ou la main sur une surface pour enlever la saleté ou un liquide.

En anglais simple : To rub a surface with a cloth or your hand to remove dirt or liquid.

• Wipe the table, please.
• She wiped her face with a towel.
• Have you wiped the kitchen floor?

Comment l'utiliser : wipe something with something (He wiped the window with a soft cloth.); wipe something clean/dry (She wiped the plates dry.)

Synonymes : clean, rub

Expressions courantes : wipe the table, wipe your hands, wipe something clean

essuyer, enlever

Retirer quelque chose d’une surface en passant la main ou un chiffon dessus.

En anglais simple : To remove something from a surface by rubbing it.

• Wipe off the dust.
• He wiped sweat from his forehead.
• She wiped away the muddy marks.

Comment l'utiliser : wipe something off something (She wiped the mud off her shoes.); wipe something away (He wiped his tears away.); wipe something from something (I wiped the dust from the shelf.)

Synonymes : rub off, remove

Expressions courantes : wipe away tears, wipe off dirt, wipe something away

effacer

Supprimer toutes les informations enregistrées sur un ordinateur ou un disque.

En anglais simple : To remove all the information stored on a computer or disk.

• They wiped the old computer.
• Back up your files before you wipe the drive.
• Has someone wiped all the data?

Synonymes : erase, delete

Expressions courantes : wipe a disk, wipe the drive, wipe your phone

étaler, barbouiller

Répartir une matière sur une surface en frottant avec la main ou un objet.

En anglais simple : To spread a substance over a surface by rubbing it with your hand or an object.

• He wiped paint across the wall.
• She wiped sauce onto her sleeve by mistake.
• Do not wipe oily fingers on your shirt.

Comment l'utiliser : wipe something on/onto something (He wiped the grease onto his trousers.); wipe something across something (She wiped blue paint across the board.)

Synonymes : smear, spread

Expressions courantes : wipe grease on, wipe paint across, wipe something onto

lingette

Petit morceau de matière douce, souvent humide, utilisé pour nettoyer la peau ou des surfaces.

En anglais simple : A small soft piece of material, often wet, used to clean skin or surfaces.

• Use a wipe to clean your hands.
• She packed baby wipes in her bag.
• These wipes are gentle on sensitive skin.

Expressions courantes : baby wipe, wet wipe, disposable wipe

coup de chiffon

Geste qui consiste à frotter une surface pour en retirer la saleté ou un liquide.

En anglais simple : An act of rubbing a surface to remove dirt or liquid.

• Give the table a wipe.
• One wipe with a cloth removed the dust.
• The mirror needs another quick wipe.

Comment l'utiliser : give something a wipe (Give the shelf a wipe before putting the books back.)

Expressions courantes : a quick wipe, give a wipe, a gentle wipe