Borraba (en. Erased)

/boˈraβa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To eliminate or make something written or drawn disappear.

I was erasing the board after class.

Yo borraba la pizarra después de la clase.

To make something cease to exist or be remembered.

I erased my sad memories to be happier.

Borraba mis recuerdos tristes para ser más feliz.

To suppress information from a medium, such as a document or a file.

I was deleting unnecessary files from my computer.

Borraba los archivos innecesarios de mi computadora.

From the Latin 'borrāre', which means 'to make disappear'.

to erase from memory

To make someone forget a memory or information.

borrar de la memoria

to erase the trace

To eliminate any evidence of a previous action.

borrar el rastro

a clean slate

To start over, leaving the past behind.

borrón y cuenta nueva

smudge

A mark left by an unwanted ink or graphite trace.

borrón

to erase

The action of eliminating something written or drawn.

borrar

To erase something to avoid being caught in a lie.

When I was asked, I erased the evidence of my lies.

Cuando me preguntaron, borré la evidencia de mis mentiras.

To eliminate painful memories.

After the breakup, I tried to erase her from my mind.

Después de la ruptura, traté de borrarla de mi mente.