What does essuyer in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word essuyer in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use essuyer in French.

The word essuyer in French means wipe, dry, wipe, dry yourself, dry, suffer, sustain, endure, bear, come under fire, be shot at, incur 's wrath, incur the wrath of, deal with teething problems, deal with teething troubles, be whistled at, be heckled, be offended, suffer a humiliation, suffer failure, fail, be turned down, be refused, suffer a setback, suffer a serious setback, suffer defeat, get knocked back, get a knock-back, weather a storm, dry your hands, wipe your eyes. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word essuyer

wipe, dry

verbe transitif (enlever des traces d'eau)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

J'essuie les verres avec un chiffon propre. Allons, ce n'est pas si grave : essuie tes larmes.

I wipe the glasses with a clean cloth. // Come on, it's not that bad; dry your tears.

wipe

verbe transitif (nettoyer en frottant)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

Nous essuyons nos pieds sur le paillasson.

We wipe our feet on the doormat.

dry yourself

verbe pronominal (s'éponger, se sécher)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")

Je sors de la douche, je m'essuie et j'arrive.

I'll get out of the shower and dry myself and I'll be right with you.

dry

verbe pronominal (éponger, sécher)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

Je m'essuie les mains et j'arrive.

I'll just dry my hands and I'll be with you.

suffer, sustain

verbe transitif (subir un événement fâcheux)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

Ce chef d'entreprise a essuyé un revers de fortune.

That business owner suffered a reversal of fortune.

endure, bear

verbe transitif (endurer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

Après avoir abîmé la voiture familiale, l'adolescent a essuyé la colère de son père

The teenager endured his father's anger after wrecking the family car.

come under fire, be shot at

locution verbale (être pris pour cible)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

incur 's wrath, incur the wrath of

(subir la colère de [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

deal with teething problems, deal with teething troubles

locution verbale (péjoratif (tester [qch] en premier) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Ce sont les premiers utilisateurs qui essuieront les plâtres de cette première version du logiciel.

First users had to deal with the teething problems in the first version of the software.

be whistled at, be heckled

locution verbale (être la cible des critiques)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

be offended

locution verbale (subir un refus)

suffer a humiliation

locution verbale (connaître une situation humiliante)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Elle a essuyé un camouflet avec cette proposition.

suffer failure, fail

locution verbale (avoir un résultat infructueux)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

be turned down, be refused

locution verbale (obtenir une réponse négative)

suffer a setback

locution verbale (subir un échec)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

suffer a serious setback

locution verbale (subir un lourd échec)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

suffer defeat

locution verbale (perdre)

get knocked back, get a knock-back

locution verbale (connaître un refus brutal) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

Elle pensait avoir une bonne idée mais a essuyé une rebuffade.

weather a storm

locution verbale (subir du mauvais temps)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

dry your hands

(sécher ses mains)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

wipe your eyes

(sécher ses larmes)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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