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    Efface (en. Erase)

    /e.fas/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    To make something less visible or to erase it.
    He tried to erase his past mistakes.
    Il a essayé d'effacer ses erreurs du passé.
    To eliminate a trace, a sign; to make disappear.
    The water erased the writings on the board.
    L'eau a effacé les écritures sur le tableau.
    To make disappear through shame or humiliation.
    His behavior erased all credibility in his eyes.
    Son comportement a effacé toute crédibilité à ses yeux.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'effacere', which means 'to make disappear'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    erase the traces
    To make all evidence of one's passing disappear.
    effacer les traces
    erase a memory
    To ensure that a memory is no longer present in the mind.
    effacer un souvenir
    erase the differences
    To make the differences between two things or people less visible.
    effacer les différences

    Related Words

    erasure
    Action of erasing something.
    effacement
    reset
    To revert something to its initial state.
    réinitialiser
    cancellation
    Action of canceling, making null.
    annulation

    Slang Meanings

    To informally erase something.
    He erased his traces after the party.
    Il a effacé ses traces après la fête.
    To get rid of a problem.
    He has trouble getting rid of his worries.
    Il a du mal à effacer ses soucis.