(para borrar)

la fecha había sido cuidadosamente borrada — the date had been carefully rubbed out o erased

borra lo que has puesto en la pizarra — rub off o clean off what you've put on the blackboard

bórralo con Tippex — white it out with Tipp-Ex ®, tippex it out

he borrado todos los mensajes del contestador — I've erased o deleted all the messages on the answering machine

¿no habrás borrado el partido de fútbol? — you haven't taped over o erased the football match, have you?

he borrado de mi mente aquellas imágenes — I have wiped away o erased those images from my mind

consiguió borrar aquellos malos recuerdos — he managed to wipe away o erase all those painful memories

era como si se hubieran borrado 40 años de la historia — it was as if 40 years of history had been wiped clean o erased

borrar a algn de — [+ clase, actividad] to take sb out of, remove sb from; [+ lista, curso] to take sb off, remove sb from

bórranos de la excursión del sábado — take us off the list for Saturday's outing, count us out of Saturday's outing *

borrar a algn — euf to deal with sb, dispose of sb

se borró con la lluvia — the rain washed it away o off

yo me borro — I'm taking off (AmE), I'm off (BrE colloq)

se borró con la lluvia — the rain washed it away o off

yo me borro — I'm taking off (AmE), I'm off (BrE colloq)

Ex: Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.

Ex: Similarly, the sending of data can be delayed until a whole line is ready to go, and thus the correction of typing errors by simple backspacing will again aid input = Igualmente, se puede demorar el envío de información hasta que toda una línea esté lista para enviarse y de este modo la corrección de errores tipográficos borrándolos simplemente con la tecla de retroceso también ayuda a la introducción de información.

jugar o saltar a la goma — to skip ( with a long elastic)

Ex: These plates can be stored and used again time after time provided they are wiped over with a gum solution after each use to prevent oxydization.

borra de vino — Arg, Uru (=color) maroon

Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.

Ex: In his book on the subject Hopkins lists and describes more than 600 such policy blueprints prepared by the Commission during the period 1958-1978.

dar en la tecla — to hit the nail on the head (colloq)

no me queda ninguna tecla por tocar — I've tried every avenue o approach

tocaré todas las teclas — I'll pull out all the stops

alguna tecla habrá tocado — I bet she pulled some strings (colloq)

dar en la tecla — to hit the nail on the head (colloq)

no me queda ninguna tecla por tocar — I've tried every avenue o approach

tocaré todas las teclas — I'll pull out all the stops

alguna tecla habrá tocado — I bet she pulled some strings (colloq)

Ex: In fact, most of the keys have the same function as the keys on a typewriter keyboard.

estos cambios en el mapa político — these changes in the political scene o landscape

desaparecer del mapa — to disappear off the face of the earth

estos cambios en el mapa político — these changes in the political scene o landscape

desaparecer del mapa — to disappear off the face of the earth

Ex: This is an example of a classification which is restricted to a specific physical form, as it is used to classify maps and atlases.

¡olvídame! — * get lost! *

Ex: Although document arrangement has limitations, it is important not to forget its popularity.

las imágenes del accidente — the pictures o images of the accident

le gustaba contemplar su imagen en el espejo — he liked looking at himself o at his reflection in the mirror

tenía otra imagen de ti — I had a different image o picture of you

Luis cuida mucho su imagen — Luis takes great care over his appearance o image

un texto con gran abundancia de imágenes — a text full of images o imagery

imágenes poéticas — poetic imagery sing

Ex: The microfiche is a common form for catalogues and indexes, usually 208 or 270 frames per fiche, in a piece of film and with a reduction ratio of 42 or 48:1.

Ex: In his early years he consciously emulated both the painterly style and persona of the much-admired artist Drouais, who became something of a cult figure in early 19th c. Paris.

en este colegio pulirán su educación — they will finish off o round off her education at this school

ya me han pulido el bolígrafo — they've gone and pinched my pen *

Ex: Some will produce a manuscript draft and work on and polish that; others will dictate their material and get a first typewritten draft to work on.