wipe

wipe
1. verb
1) (to clean or dry by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc: Would you wipe the table for me?) limpiar
2) (to remove by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc: The child wiped her tears away with her handkerchief; Wipe that writing off (the blackboard); Please wipe up that spilt milk.) limpiar, enjugar

2. noun
(an act of cleaning by rubbing: Give the table a wipe.) lavado, fregado
- wipe out
wipe vb
1. limpiar / enjugar
the waiter wiped the table el camarero limpió la mesa
he wiped the crumbs off the table limpió las migas de la mesa
2. enjugar / secar
she wiped her eyes se secó los ojos
El gerundio de wipe se escribe wiping
wipe
tr[waɪp]
transitive verb
1 (clean) limpiar; (dry) enjugar
■ wipe your feet límpiate los pies
■ wipe the table limpia la mesa
■ wipe the dishes enjuga los platos
■ wipe your eyes enjúgate los ojos
■ wipe your nose límpiate las narices
■ wipe away her tears enjúgale las lágrimas
■ wipe that off the blackboard borra eso de la pizarra
■ wipe the milk (up) off the floor limpia la leche del suelo
■ he wiped the recording off the tape borró la grabación de la cinta
intransitive verb
1 (dishes) enjugar
■ shall I wash or wipe? ¿lavo o enjugo?
noun
1 (clean) lavado, fregado
■ just give the table a quick wipe pasa un trapo por la mesa
2 (cloth) paño, trapo
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to wipe the floor with somebody darle una paliza a alguien
to wipe something off the face of the earth borrar algo de la faz de la tierra
to wipe the slate clean hacer borrón y cuenta nueva
to wipe the smile off somebody's face quitarle a alguien la sonrisa
wipe ['waɪp] vt, wiped ; wiping
1) : limpiar, pasarle un trapo a
to wipe one's feet: limpiarse los pies
2)
to wipe away : enjugar (lágrimas), borrar (una memoria)
3)
to wipe out annihilate: aniquilar, destruir
wipe n
: pasada f (con un trapo, etc.)
wipe
v.
• enjugar v.
• enjutar v.
• frotar para limpiar v.
• limpiar v.
n.
• frotadura s.f.
• limpiadura s.f.
waɪp
I
noun
a) (action)

give the table a wipe with a damp cloth — pásale un trapo húmedo a la mesa

give your nose a wipe — límpiate la nariz

b) (cloth) toallita f

baby wipe — toallita f húmeda (para bebé)


II
1.
transitive verb
a) (clean) \<\<floor/table\>\> limpiar, pasarle un trapo a; \<\<dishes\>\> secar*

she wiped the mirror clean — limpió el espejo (con un trapo)

wipe your nose — límpiate la nariz

b) (remove) (+ adv compl)

she wiped the mud off her hands — se limpió el barro de las manos

he wiped the tears from his eyes — se secó or (liter) se enjugó las lágrimas

you can wipe that grin off your face! — más vale que no te rías!

c) (rub) (+ adv compl) \<\<cloth/rag\>\> pasar

2.
vi (dry dishes) secar*
Phrasal Verbs:
[waɪp]
1. N
1) (=action)

to give sth a wipe (down or over) — pasar un trapo a algo, dar una pasada con un trapo a algo

2) (=product) toallita f

baby wipes — toallitas fpl húmedas para el bebé

face wipes — toallitas húmedas para la cara

2. VT
1) (=clean, dry) [+ table, floor, surface] pasar un trapo a, limpiar (con un trapo); [+ blackboard] borrar, limpiar; [+ dishes] secar; [+ one's nose, shoes] limpiarse; [+ one's face, hands] secarse

to wipe one's eyes/one's brow — enjugarse or secarse las lágrimas/la frente

wipe your feet before you come in — límpiate los pies antes de entrar

to wipe one's bottom — limpiarse el trasero

to wipe sth clean — limpiar algo

to wipe sth dry — secar algo (con un trapo/una toalla etc)

- wipe the floor with sb
- wipe the slate clean
2) (=remove)

she wiped the sweat from or off her face — se secó or se limpió el sudor de la cara

she wiped the tears from her eyes — se secó or se limpió las lágrimas de los ojos

he stood up, wiping the crumbs from around his mouth — se levantó, limpiándose or quitándose las migas de alrededor de la boca

ten billion pounds was wiped off shares — el valor de las acciones bajó en diez mil millones de libras

3) (=move, pass)

• to wipe sth over sth, he wiped a handkerchief over his forehead — se enjugó or se secó la frente con un pañuelo

he wiped his hand across his eyes — se pasó la mano por los ojos

4) (=erase) [+ tape, disk, data] borrar

they had wiped what had happened from their minds — habían borrado de la memoria lo sucedido

the village was wiped from or off the map in a bombing raid — los bombardeos borraron la aldea del mapa

3.
VI secar

you wash, I'll wipe — tú friega, yo seco

* * *
[waɪp]
I
noun
a) (action)

give the table a wipe with a damp cloth — pásale un trapo húmedo a la mesa

give your nose a wipe — límpiate la nariz

b) (cloth) toallita f

baby wipe — toallita f húmeda (para bebé)


II
1.
transitive verb
a) (clean) \<\<floor/table\>\> limpiar, pasarle un trapo a; \<\<dishes\>\> secar*

she wiped the mirror clean — limpió el espejo (con un trapo)

wipe your nose — límpiate la nariz

b) (remove) (+ adv compl)

she wiped the mud off her hands — se limpió el barro de las manos

he wiped the tears from his eyes — se secó or (liter) se enjugó las lágrimas

you can wipe that grin off your face! — más vale que no te rías!

c) (rub) (+ adv compl) \<\<cloth/rag\>\> pasar

2.
vi (dry dishes) secar*
Phrasal Verbs:

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