wipe up

essuyer, éponger

Enlever du liquide renversé, de la nourriture ou de la saleté avec un chiffon ou un objet similaire.

En anglais simple : To remove spilled liquid, food, or dirt with a cloth or something similar.

• Please wipe up the milk.
• He wiped up the coffee with a towel.
• Have you wiped up everything you spilled?

Comment l'utiliser : wipe something up (She wiped it up with a paper towel.)

Synonymes : mop up, clean up

Expressions courantes : wipe up spilled milk, wipe up the mess, wipe up something

essuyer, nettoyer

Nettoyer soigneusement une surface en la frottant avec un chiffon.

En anglais simple : To clean a surface thoroughly by rubbing it with a cloth.

• Wipe up the table, please.
• She wiped up the counter before cooking.
• I always wipe up the worktop after making bread.

Comment l'utiliser : wipe something up (He wiped the kitchen counter up with a damp cloth.)

Synonymes : wipe, clean

Expressions courantes : wipe up the counter, wipe up the table, wipe up something

essuyer la vaisselle

Sécher avec un torchon les assiettes, tasses et autres objets de cuisine après les avoir lavés.

En anglais simple : To dry washed plates, cups, and other kitchen things with a cloth.

• I will wash; you wipe up.
• She wiped up the dishes after lunch.
• Have you wiped up all the glasses?

Comment l'utiliser : wipe something up (Please wipe the plates up with a clean towel.)

Synonymes : dry, dry up

Expressions courantes : wipe up the dishes, wipe up after dinner, wipe up with someone

écraser, battre à plate couture

Battre une personne ou une équipe avec une très grande avance.

En anglais simple : To beat another person or team by a large amount.

• We wiped up their team.
• The champions wiped up every opponent they faced.
• Our coach expects us to wipe up the opposition.

Comment l'utiliser : wipe up someone/something (The visitors wiped up the home team.)

Synonymes : crush, trounce, thrash

Expressions courantes : wipe up another team, wipe up the opposition, wipe up an opponent