blank out

quedarse en blanco

De repente, no poder recordar algo durante un breve momento.

En inglés sencillo: To suddenly be unable to remember something for a short time.

• I blanked out during the test.
• She blanked out when someone asked her name.
• Do you ever blank out while giving a speech?

Cómo se usa: blank out during something (I blanked out during the interview.)

Sinónimos: go blank, draw a blank

Expresiones frecuentes: blank out completely, blank out briefly, blank out during something

borrar

Eliminar palabras o imágenes dejando vacío el espacio que ocupaban.

En inglés sencillo: To remove words or pictures and leave empty spaces where they were.

• Blank out your name.
• She blanked out three words on the page.
• Can you blank the faces out of this picture?

Cómo se usa: blank something out (Please blank your address out before sharing the form.)

Sinónimos: erase, remove

Expresiones frecuentes: blank out words, blank out names

quedarse en blanco

Quedarse sin texto, imágenes u otra información visible.

En inglés sencillo: To become empty of writing, pictures, or other visible information.

• The screen blanked out.
• The display blanks out when the signal fails.
• The writing on the special paper blanked out as it cooled.

Sinónimos: go blank

Expresiones frecuentes: blank out suddenly, blank out completely, blank out briefly

borrar de la memoria, olvidar

Dejar de recordar algo doloroso o desagradable.

En inglés sencillo: To stop remembering something painful or unpleasant.

• She blanked out that terrible day.
• He had blanked out much of his childhood.
• Do you sometimes blank out painful memories?

Cómo se usa: blank something out (He blanked the accident out of his memory.)

Sinónimos: block out, forget

Antónimos: remember

Expresiones frecuentes: blank out memories, blank out something

neutralizar, contrarrestar

Anular un efecto o una ventaja produciendo un efecto contrario de igual fuerza.

En inglés sencillo: To remove an effect or advantage by producing an equal, opposite effect.

• Their goal blanked out our lead.
• A late penalty blanked out the opening goal.
• The visitors hoped to blank out our early advantage.

Sinónimos: cancel out, neutralize

Expresiones frecuentes: blank out something, blank out advantage