noun🔗ShareL'essuyageThe act of wiping something."The baby's playful wipes at her food-covered face made a bigger mess. "Les essuyages espiègles du bébé sur son visage couvert de nourriture ont fait encore plus de dégâts.actionutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLingette, chiffonA soft piece of cloth or cloth-like material used for wiping."She used the wipes to clean the sticky juice off the table. "Elle a utilisé les lingettes pour nettoyer le jus collant sur la table.itemutilitymaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVoletA kind of film transition where one shot replaces another by travelling from one side of the frame to another or with a special shape."The old movie used many wipes to transition between scenes, with each scene dissolving into the next like a curtain being drawn. "L'ancien film utilisait de nombreux volets pour effectuer les transitions entre les scènes, chaque scène se fondant dans la suivante comme un rideau qui se tire.mediaentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne remarque sarcastique, une moquerieA sarcastic remark; a reproof, a jibe.""Her sarcastic wipes about his messy room were enough to make him want to clean it." "Ses remarques sarcastiques sur sa chambre en désordre ont suffi à lui donner envie de la nettoyer.languagecommunicationwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEssuyerTo move an object over, maintaining contact, with the intention of removing some substance from the surface. (Compare rub.)"I wiped the sweat from my brow with the back of my hand."J'ai essuyé la sueur de mon front avec le dos de ma main.actionutensilprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEssuyer, effacerTo remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; usually followed by away, off, or out."The child wipes the spilled juice off the table with a cloth. "L'enfant essuie le jus renversé sur la table avec un chiffon.actionutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTromper, escroquerTo cheat; to defraud; to trick; usually followed by out."The dishonest salesman wipes customers out of their savings by selling them overpriced insurance. "Le vendeur malhonnête escroque les clients de leurs économies en leur vendant des assurances trop chères.businesseconomymoralfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEffacer, essuyerTo erase."I accidentally wiped my hard drive."J'ai accidentellement effacé mon disque dur.actionwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSouderTo make (a joint, as between pieces of lead pipe), by surrounding the junction with a mass of solder, applied in a plastic condition by means of a rag with which the solder is shaped by rubbing."The plumber meticulously wiped the joint between the lead pipes, ensuring a strong connection. "Le plombier a soudé méticuleusement le joint entre les tuyaux de plomb, assurant ainsi une connexion solide.materialutilitytechnicalbuildingindustryworkprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEffacer, dissimulerTo remove an expression from one's face."You should wipe that smirk off your face before the boss comes in."Tu devrais effacer ce sourire narquois de ton visage avant que le patron n'arrive.appearanceactionbodyhumanemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDémagnétiserTo deperm (a ship)."To keep it safe from underwater mines, the navy wipes its ships of their magnetic signature regularly. "Pour le protéger des mines sous-marines, la marine démagnétise régulièrement ses navires.nauticalmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVanneauA lapwing, especially a northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)."While birdwatching in the meadow, we spotted several wipes flying overhead with their distinctive, erratic flight patterns. "Pendant que nous observions les oiseaux dans la prairie, nous avons repéré plusieurs vanneaux volant au-dessus de nous avec leurs schémas de vol erratiques et distinctifs.animalbirdnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareExtermination, anéantissementAn instance of all members of a party dying in a single campaign, event, or battle; a wipeout.""The raid leader called it a 'total wipes' after the entire team died to the boss three times in a row." "Le chef de raid a qualifié cela d'« extermination totale » après que toute l'équipe soit morte face au boss trois fois de suite.gamecomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÊtre anéanti, être déciméTo have all members of a party die in a single campaign, event, or battle; to be wiped out.""The raid was going well, but a sudden boss attack wipes the entire group, forcing us to start over." "Le raid se passait bien, mais une attaque soudaine du boss a anéanti tout le groupe, nous forçant à tout recommencer.gamecomputingachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading