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marker ['mɑ:kə(r)](b) (indicator, landmark) jalon m, balise f; (flag) fanion m; (stick) piquet m d'alignement ou de jalonnement(c) (scorekeeper) marqueur(euse) m,f∎ to be a hard marker noter sévèrement(e) (page marker) marque-page m, signet m∎ to lose one's marker se démarquer (d'un adversaire)(g) Linguistics marque f∎ figurative he called in his marker il a demandé à ce qu'on lui renvoie l'ascenseur►► Economics marker barrel prix m du baril de pétrole;Aviation marker beacon radiobalise f;Nautical marker buoy bouée f de balisage;marker pen feutre m, marqueur m -
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wipe [waɪp](a) (with cloth) essuyer;∎ he wiped the plate dry il a bien essuyé l'assiette;∎ go and wipe your hands va t'essuyer les mains;∎ to wipe one's feet s'essuyer les pieds;∎ to wipe one's nose se moucher;∎ to wipe one's bottom s'essuyer;∎ she wiped the sweat from his brow elle essuya la sueur de son front;∎ she wiped her knife clean elle nettoya son couteau (d'un coup de torchon);∎ familiar to wipe the floor with sb réduire qn en miettes;∎ he wiped the floor with me il m'a complètement démoli;∎ to wipe the slate clean passer l'éponge, tout effacer;(b) (delete → from written record, magnetic tape) effacer;∎ the remark was wiped from the minutes l'observation fut retirée du compte-rendu;∎ the tape has been wiped la bande a été effacéeessuyer;∎ she wiped round the sink with a wet cloth elle a essuyé l'évier avec un chiffon humide3 noun∎ give the table a wipe donne un coup d'éponge sur la table;∎ he gave the plate a quick wipe il essuya rapidement l'assiette d'un coup de torchon(b) (moist tissue) lingette f;∎ antistatic wipe chiffon m antistatique(blood, tears) essuyer; (dirt, dust) enlever;∎ he wiped the mud away with a cloth il enleva ou il ôta la boue avec un chiffon(paintwork, walls) lessiver➲ wipe off∎ familiar wipe that smile or that grin off your face! enlève-moi ce sourire idiot!;∎ familiar that'll wipe the smile off his face ça n'a rien de drôle∎ Radio & Television he wiped off half the programme by accident il a effacé la moitié de l'émission par mégarde∎ several millions of pounds were wiped off the value of shares la valeur des actions a baissé de plusieurs millions de livres(stain) s'enlever∎ his gambling debts wiped out his entire fortune ses dettes de jeu ont eu raison de toute sa fortune;∎ many small traders were wiped out in the recession de nombreux petits commerçants ont été balayés par la récession∎ whole families were wiped out by the disease des familles entières ont été exterminées par la maladie;∎ the fire wiped out the whole district l'incendie a détruit tout le quartier∎ that match really wiped me out le match m'a complètement crevé➲ wipe upéponger, essuyerBritish essuyer (la vaisselle)
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