wiping in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for wiping in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.wipe [Am waɪp, Brit wʌɪp] N

1. wipe (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

2. wipe (cloth):

wipe

toallita f

baby wipe

toallita f húmeda (para bebé)

II.wipe [Am waɪp, Brit wʌɪp] VB trans

1. wipe (clean):

wipe floor/table/window

limpiar

wipe floor/table/window

pasarle un trapo a

wipe dishes

secar

she wiped the mirror clean

limpió el espejo (con un trapo)

wipe your nose

límpiate la nariz

wipe your feet on the mat

límpiate los pies en el felpudo

2. wipe (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 las lágrimas

he wiped the tears from his eyes

se enjugó las lágrimas liter

she had completely wiped the incident from her memory

había borrado totalmente el incidente de su memoria

you can wipe that grin off your face!

¡más vale que no te rías!

this species has been wiped from or off the face of the earth

esta especie ha desaparecido de la faz de la tierra or ha sido exterminada

3. wipe (erase):

wipe hard disk/data

borrar

4. wipe (rub) + adv compl:

wipe cloth/rag

pasar

he wiped a handkerchief over his face

se pasó un pañuelo por la cara

III.wipe [Am waɪp, Brit wʌɪp] VB intr (dry dishes)

wipe

secar

wipe out VB [Am waɪp -, Brit wʌɪp -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. wipe out (clean):

wipe out bowl/saucepan

limpiar

wipe out bowl/saucepan

pasarle un trapo a

2. wipe out (cancel):

wipe out deficit

cancelar

wipe out lead/advantage

eliminar

3. wipe out (destroy, eradicate):

wipe out species/population

exterminar

wipe out resistance

acabar con

wipe out disease

erradicar

wipe out army

aniquilar

4. wipe out (erase):

wipe out marks/writing

borrar

wipe out memory

borrar

wipe out COMPUT

borrar

5. wipe out (exhaust):

wipe out inf

dejar hecho polvo inf

wipe out inf

dejar de cama RioPl inf

wipe out inf

dejar mamado Col Ven inf

wipe away VB [Am waɪp -, Brit wʌɪp -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (remove)

wipe away tears

secar

wipe away tears

enjugar liter

wipe away blood

limpiar

wipe away memory

borrar

I.wipe up VB [Am waɪp -, Brit wʌɪp -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. wipe up (clean up):

wipe up

limpiar

2. wipe up dishes:

wipe up

secar

II.wipe up VB [Am waɪp -, Brit wʌɪp -] (v + adv) Brit

wipe up

secar

wipe down VB [Am waɪp -, Brit wʌɪp -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (clean)

wipe down

limpiar

wipe down

pasarle un trapo a

wipe over VB [Am waɪp -, Brit wʌɪp -] Brit (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

wipe over

pasarle un trapo a

I.wipe off VB [Am waɪp -, Brit wʌɪp -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. wipe off (remove):

wipe off mud/oil

limpiar

she wiped off what was on the blackboard

borró la pizarra

2. wipe off (erase):

wipe off recording

borrar

II.wipe off VB [Am waɪp -, Brit wʌɪp -] (v + adv)

wipe off mud/mark:

wipe off

salir

baby wipe N

baby wipe

toallita f húmeda (para bebés)

Translations for wiping in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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erradicación

wiping out

desudar

to wipe the sweat off

wiping in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wiping in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.wipe [waɪp] N

1. wipe (act of wiping):

wipe

limpieza f

to give sth a wipe

pasar un trapo a algo

to give sth a wipe

limpiar algo

to give the floor a wipe

limpiar el suelo

2. wipe (tissue):

wipe

toallita f

II.wipe [waɪp] VB trans

1. wipe (remove dirt):

wipe

limpiar

wipe floor

fregar

wipe one's nose

sonarse

wipe dishes

secar

to wipe sth dry

secar algo

2. wipe (erase material from):

wipe disk, a tape

borrar

III.wipe [waɪp] VB intr

wipe

secar

I.wipe out VB trans

1. wipe out (clean):

wipe out

limpiar

2. wipe out (destroy):

wipe out population, village

exterminar

wipe out sb's profits

acabar con

3. wipe out (cancel):

wipe out debt

liquidar

4. wipe out inf (tire out):

wipe out

dejar hecho polvo

5. wipe out inf (economically):

wipe out

arruinar

II.wipe out VB intr inf (driving, skiing)

wipe out

perder el control

wipe off VB trans

1. wipe off (remove by wiping):

wipe off

quitar con un trapo

2. wipe off (erase):

wipe off data, programme

borrar

3. wipe off ECON:

wipe off

reducir

Phrases:

to wipe the smile off sb's face

borrar la sonrisa de la cara de alguien

wipe down VB trans

wipe down

pasar un trapo a

wipe down floor

limpiar

I.wipe up VB trans

wipe up

limpiar

II.wipe up VB intr

wipe up

secar

Translations for wiping in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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dar un limpión a alguien

to give sth a wipe

hacer borrón y cuenta nueva

to wipe the slate clean

dar un revolcón a alguien fig

to wipe the floor with sb

enjugar (limpiar)

to wipe (off)

poner a alguien como chupa de dómine inf

to wipe the floor with sb

wiping Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to blow [or wipe] sth off the map

borrar algo del mapa

to wipe the slate clean

hacer borrón y cuenta nueva

to give sth a wipe

pasar un trapo a algo

to give sth a wipe

limpiar algo

to give the floor a wipe

limpiar el suelo

to wipe the floor with sb

hacer trizas a alguien

to wipe the smile off sb's face

borrar la sonrisa de la cara de alguien

to wipe the floor with sb

dar un revolcón a alguien fig

to wipe the floor with sb

poner a alguien como chupa de dómine inf

to give another wipe with clean water

dar otra pasada con agua limpia

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Its special ability is a lightning strike that is capable of wiping out entire robot armies.

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So, disk wiping can be both a security feature and a performance improvement strategy.

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And to make sure the drawings could be erased easily, the team drew their animation with dry erase markers, wiping the hand clean between takes with make-up remover.

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Solar is lowering the wholesale price ceiling and wiping out the high revenues of peak demand hours.

cleantechnica.com

Harry worries that a similar meteor crash caused the Ice Age, wiping out the dinosaurs.

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Try wiping your hands on a dishtowel beforehand.

modernfarmer.com

He draws his sleeve over his mouth, wiping the dregs of beer from his beard.

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The result was a massive crash of the futures market, wiping out in minutes the entire value of the loans.

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It was found that wiping a current-carrying cable up and down a ship's hull temporarily cancelled the ships' magnetic signature sufficiently to nullify the threat.

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In fact, she was wiping away tear because of the high pollen count in the locality.

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