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Inflections of 'wipe v ⇒ conjugate )wipes v 3rd person singular wiping v pres p wiped v past wiped v past p
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Principal Translations wipe [sth] ⇒ vtr (clean) pasar un trapo loc verb limpiar⇒ vtr After dinner, James wiped the table. Después de la cena, James le pasó un trapo a la mesa. wipe n (one pass with cloth) (con un trapo ) pasada nf trapazo nm sacudida nf A quick wipe of the worktop will get rid of those crumbs. Una pasada rápida a la mesada limpiará las migas. wipe n often plural (towelette) toallita nf Peter keeps a packet of wipes in his car, in case he needs to clean his hands. Peter tiene un paquete de toallitas en el auto, en caso de que necesite limpiarse las manos. wipe [sth] vtr (erase) borrar⇒ vtr The teacher wiped the board. La maestra borró la pizarra. wipe [sth] off [sth] ,[sth] from [sth] vtr + prep (erase from) borrar de vtr + prep The teacher wiped the vocab list off the board. The trainee wiped several records from the database. La maestra borró la lista de palabras de la pizarra. wipe [sth] from [sth] vtr + prep figurative (forget) borrar⇒ vtr olvidar⇒ vtr Alison tried to wipe the terrible event from her memory. Alison trató de borrar el terrible evento de su memoria.
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Locuciones verbales wipe [sth] away,[sth] vtr phrasal sep (remove by wiping) limpiar⇒ vtr secar⇒ vtr Let me wipe away your tears. Déjame que te limpie las lágrimas. wipe [sth] away,[sth] vtr phrasal sep figurative (get rid of, erase) limpiar⇒ vtr eliminar⇒ vtr You can't expect to wipe away your past misdeeds as if they were dust on a mirror. No puedes esperar limpiar tu pasado delictivo como si fuera polvo en un espejo. wipe [sth] down,[sth] vtr phrasal sep (clean by rubbing) pasarle un trapo a loc verb The waitress cleared and wiped down the table for us. wipe [sth] off,[sth] vtr phrasal sep (remove by rubbing) quitar⇒ vtr sacar⇒ vtr (texto, dibujo ) borrar⇒ vtr They were able to wipe off the graffiti with a wet sponge. Con una esponja mojada, pudieron quitar el graffiti. wipe [sth] out,[sth] vtr phrasal sep (eradicate, eliminate) aniquilar⇒ , eliminar⇒ vtr acabar con vi + prep With this new weapon we'll be able to wipe out our enemies. Con esta nueva arma podremos aniquilar a nuestros enemigos. wipe [sb] out vtr phrasal sep figurative, often passive, informal (ruin financially) arruinar⇒ vtr quebrar⇒ vtr (formal ) levar a la quiebra loc verb My great-grandfather was a rich man until the stock market crash of 1929 wiped him out. Mi tatarabuelo era un hombre rico hasta que la crisis de la bolsa de 1929 lo arruinó.
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