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1 wipe
A n1 ( act of wiping) ( with dry cloth) coup m de torchon ; ( with wet cloth) coup m d'éponge ; to give sth a wipe essuyer qch [table, work surface] ; nettoyer qch [bath, sink] ;2 ( disposable cloth) lingette f ; Med tampon m ; antiseptic wipe lingette f antiseptique ; baby wipes lingettes fpl pour bébé ; surface wipe lingette nettoyante ;3 Cin effaçage m.B vtr1 ( mop) essuyer [part of body, crockery, surface] (on sur ; with avec) ; she wiped her eyes elle s'est essuyé les yeux ; he wiped the sweat from his eyes il s'est essuyé la sueur qui lui coulait dans les yeux ; to wipe one's nose se moucher ; she wiped the baby's nose elle a mouché le bébé ; to wipe one's bottom se torcher ; she wiped the baby's bottom elle a torché le bébé ; to wipe sth clean essuyer qch ; ‘please wipe your feet’ ( sign) ‘prière de s'essuyer les pieds’ ; wipe that smile/grin off your face! cesse de sourire/de ricaner! ;■ wipe away:▶ wipe away [sth], wipe [sth] away essuyer [tears, sweat] ; faire partir [dirt, mark].■ wipe down:▶ wipe down [sth], wipe [sth] down nettoyer [wall, floor].■ wipe off:▶ wipe off [sth], wipe [sth] off1 faire partir [dirt, mark] ;■ wipe out:▶ wipe out [sth], wipe [sth] out3 fig ( cancel) effacer [memory, past] ; liquider [debt] ; annuler [chances, inflation, gains, losses] ; ( kill) anéantir [species, enemy, population] ;■ wipe up:▶ wipe up essuyer la vaisselle ;▶ wipe up [sth], wipe [sth] up essuyer. -
2 corner
A n1 lit ( in geometry) angle m ; (of street, building) angle m, coin m ; (of table, box, page, fabric, field, room) coin m ; Aut ( bend) virage m ; the house on the corner la maison qui fait l'angle ; at the corner of the street au coin de la rue ; to turn ou go round the corner tourner au coin de la rue ; to put a child in the corner Sch mettre un enfant au coin ; she wiped her eyes with a corner of her apron elle s'est essuyé les yeux avec un coin or le bord de son tablier ; to fold sth from corner to corner plier qch en diagonale ; to turn down the corner of a page corner une page ; the car took the corner too fast la voiture a pris le virage trop vite ; he lives around the corner from me ( nearby) il habite tout près de chez moi ; the post office is just around the corner ( around the bend) la poste est juste au coin ; she disappeared round the corner elle a disparu au coin de la rue ; Christmas is just around the corner Noël approche ; you never know what's around the corner on ne sait jamais ce qui peut arriver ;2 ( side) (of eye, mouth) coin m ; to watch/see sb out of the corner of one's eye regarder/voir qn du coin de l'œil ;3 ( remote place) coin m ; fig ( of mind) coin m, recoin m ; a quiet corner of Brittany/the office un coin tranquille de Bretagne/du bureau ; in a remote corner of India dans une région reculée de l'Inde ; I searched every corner of the house j'ai cherché partout dans la maison ; from all four corners of the world des quatre coins du monde ;4 Sport ( in boxing) coin m (de repos) ; (in football, hockey) corner m ; to take a corner tirer un corner ;C vtr2 ( monopolize) accaparer [supply, best seats] ; she's cornered the market in fashion jewellery elle a accaparé le marché du bijou fantaisie.to be in a tight corner être dans une impasse ; to hold ou fight one's corner se défendre ; to paint ou box oneself into a corner se mettre dans une impasse ; to cut corners ( financially) faire des économies ; ( in a procedure) simplifier les choses.
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