What does s'effacer in French mean?

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

The word s'effacer in French means erase, clean, delete, fade, move aside, step aside, dodge, erase, cancel, rub out, outshine, wipe off the map, wipe from your memory, erase all traces, eraser. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word s'effacer

erase

verbe transitif (faire disparaître)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le technicien efface les tags sur la porte.
The cleaner erases the tags on the door.

clean

verbe transitif (nettoyer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le professeur efface le tableau avec une brosse.
The teacher cleans the board with a board eraser.

delete

verbe transitif (Informatique : supprimer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La fenêtre me demande si je veux effacer le fichier : je dois dire « oui » ou « non » ?
The window is asking me if I want to delete the file. Should I say yes or no?

fade

verbe pronominal (s'estomper)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Avec le temps, les photographies s'effacent.
Photographs fade over time.

move aside

verbe pronominal (soutenu (se retirer, se mettre de côté)

Il s'effaça pour la laisser monter la première.
He moved aside to let her get in first.

step aside

verbe pronominal (se faire discret)

Il s'effaça pour lui laisser la vedette.
He stepped aside to let her take the spotlight.

dodge

verbe transitif (figuré (Sports : éviter)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'attaquant efface les défenseurs et marque un but.
The attacker dodges the defenders and scores a goal.

erase, cancel

verbe transitif (figuré (annuler) (debt, memory)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'Europe efface la dette de la Grèce.
Europe is wiping out Greece's debt.

rub out

verbe transitif (argot (tuer) (slang: kill)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Robert a effacé le Nantais d'une bastos dans le cigare.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. The gang whacked all their rivals.

outshine

verbe transitif (littéraire (surpasser)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il effaçait les concurrents de par sa maîtrise de la discipline.
He outshone all his competitors through his mastery of the discipline.

wipe off the map

locution verbale (figuré, péjoratif (éliminer, détruire) (figurative)

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

wipe from your memory

locution verbale (oublier volontairement [qch])

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

erase all traces

locution verbale (supprimer les signes de son passage)

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

eraser

nom féminin (objet qui estompe les traits de crayon) (mainly US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La gomme à effacer est indispensable aux cruciverbistes.

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