wipe
wipe(
wayp
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to clean)
The worker wiped the counters with clean towels and disinfectant.El trabajador limplió los mostradores con toallas limpias y desinfectante.
b. pasar
She wiped a clean handkerchief over her son's cheek.Pasó un pañuelo limpio por la mejilla de su hijo.
c. pasar un trapo a
I already finished washing my car. I'm just wiping the windshield.Ya acabo de lavar mi carro. Solo estoy pasando un trapo al parabrisas.
d. limpiar con un trapo
She wiped the canvas before she applied paint to it.Limpió el lienzo con un trapo antes de aplicar la pintura.
2. (to remove)
a. limpiarse
Lady Macbeth tried to wipe the blood from her hands, but it would not come off.Lady Macbeth trató de limpiarse la sangre de sus manos, pero no le salía.
3. (to dry)
a. secarse
Wipe those tears from your eyes. Everything is going to be okay.Sécate las lágrimas de los ojos. Todo va a salir bien.
4. (to erase)
a. borrar
To preserve their historical image, the organization wiped any news relating to the scandal.Por conservar su imagen histórica, la organización borró cualquier noticia con relación al escándalo.
5. (computing)
a. borrar
Before you return the computer to him, can you wipe the memory?Antes de que le devuelvas la computadora, ¿puedes borrarle la memoria?
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la toallita húmeda (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We were out of toilet paper, so we had to resort to using baby wipes.Se nos acabó el papel higiénico, así que tuvimos que usar toallitas húmedas de bebé.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
That table looks a little dusty. Could you give it a wipe?Esa mesa parece un poco llena de polvo. ¿Podrías darle una pasada con un trapo?
There are a few smudges on the mirror, so I am going to give it a wipe.Hay unas manchas en el espejo, así que voy a pasarle un trapo.
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