The work of the future will be to wipe out the present, to wipe it out more than we can imagine, to wipe it out like something abominable and shameful.
L’œuvre de l’avenir sera d’effacer ce présent-ci, et de l’effacer plus encore qu’on ne pense, de l’effacer comme quelque chose d’abominable et de honteux.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
So he had recourse to the usual means of gaining time for such cases made and provided; he said "ahem," and coughed several times, took out his pocket-handkerchief, and began to wipe his glasses.
M. Bird eut donc recours aux moyens connus de gagner du temps: Hem! Hem! répéta-t-il plusieurs fois; il toussa, tira son mouchoir, et se mit à essuyer les verres de ses lunettes.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
She at first talked to them of an accident; their master had fallen on his chin: then she was obliged to abandon this fable, for, on going to wipe up the blood, the footman had found the revolver.
Elle leur parla bien d'abord d'un accident: monsieur venait de choir sur le menton; puis, elle dut abandonner cette fable, car le domestique, en allant essuyer le siège ensanglanté, avait trouvé le revolver, tombé derrière le petit balai.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
And what an eternal symbol of the world's wretchedness was that woman, whose face one could not see, and who sobbed so distractedly without it being possible for one to wipe away her tears.
Et quel symbole éternel de la misère du monde, cette femme dont on ne voyait pas le visage et qui sanglotait éperdument, sans qu’on pût essuyer ses larmes !
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
At trial, he testified that when they proceeded to the room his wife had said, in effect: "I told you that I would wipe you out completely."
Au procès, il a témoigné que, une fois qu’ils furent arrivés dans la pièce en question, son épouse lui a dit : « Je te l'avais dit que je te mettrais sur le cul ».
Is the convergence of content production going to wipe out the specific characteristics of the various media (news agencies, printed press, moving images, Internet)?
La convergence des diverses productions de contenu va-t-elle gommer les spécificités des différents médias (agences de presse, presse écrite, chaînes de télévision, internet) ?
Carefully she rubbed and ironed every fold and every hem, with the most scrupulous exactness, every now and then raising her hand to her face to wipe off the tears that were coursing down her cheeks.
Elle unit et aplatit d’un coup de fer chaque pli, chaque ourlet, avec la plus scrupuleuse exactitude: de temps à autre elle porte sa main à son visage pour essuyer les pleurs qui coulent le long de ses joues.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
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wipe off
effacer
Word forms
wipe
verb
Basic forms
Past
wiped
Imperative
wipe
Present Participle (Participle I)
wiping
Past Participle (Participle II)
wiped
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I wipe
we wipe
you wipe
you wipe
he/she/it wipes
they wipe
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am wiping
we are wiping
you are wiping
you are wiping
he/she/it is wiping
they are wiping
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have wiped
we have wiped
you have wiped
you have wiped
he/she/it has wiped
they have wiped
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been wiping
we have been wiping
you have been wiping
you have been wiping
he/she/it has been wiping
they have been wiping
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I wiped
we wiped
you wiped
you wiped
he/she/it wiped
they wiped
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was wiping
we were wiping
you were wiping
you were wiping
he/she/it was wiping
they were wiping
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had wiped
we had wiped
you had wiped
you had wiped
he/she/it had wiped
they had wiped
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been wiping
we had been wiping
you had been wiping
you had been wiping
he/she/it had been wiping
they had been wiping
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will wipe
we shall/will wipe
you will wipe
you will wipe
he/she/it will wipe
they will wipe
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be wiping
we shall/will be wiping
you will be wiping
you will be wiping
he/she/it will be wiping
they will be wiping
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have wiped
we shall/will have wiped
you will have wiped
you will have wiped
he/she/it will have wiped
they will have wiped
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been wiping
we shall/will have been wiping
you will have been wiping
you will have been wiping
he/she/it will have been wiping
they will have been wiping
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would wipe
we should/would wipe
you would wipe
you would wipe
he/she/it would wipe
they would wipe
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be wiping
we should/would be wiping
you would be wiping
you would be wiping
he/she/it would be wiping
they would be wiping
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have wiped
we should/would have wiped
you would have wiped
you would have wiped
he/she/it would have wiped
they would have wiped
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice