wipe

limpiar

Frotar una superficie con un paño o la mano para quitar suciedad o líquido.

En inglés sencillo: To rub a surface with a cloth or your hand to remove dirt or liquid.

• Wipe the table, please.
• She wiped her face with a towel.
• Have you wiped the kitchen floor?

Cómo se usa: wipe something with something (He wiped the window with a soft cloth.); wipe something clean/dry (She wiped the plates dry.)

Sinónimos: clean, rub

Expresiones frecuentes: wipe the table, wipe your hands, wipe something clean

quitar, limpiar

Eliminar algo de una superficie pasando la mano o un paño sobre ella.

En inglés sencillo: To remove something from a surface by rubbing it.

• Wipe off the dust.
• He wiped sweat from his forehead.
• She wiped away the muddy marks.

Cómo se usa: wipe something off something (She wiped the mud off her shoes.); wipe something away (He wiped his tears away.); wipe something from something (I wiped the dust from the shelf.)

Sinónimos: rub off, remove

Expresiones frecuentes: wipe away tears, wipe off dirt, wipe something away

borrar

Eliminar toda la información guardada en un ordenador o disco.

En inglés sencillo: To remove all the information stored on a computer or disk.

• They wiped the old computer.
• Back up your files before you wipe the drive.
• Has someone wiped all the data?

Sinónimos: erase, delete

Expresiones frecuentes: wipe a disk, wipe the drive, wipe your phone

untar, embadurnar

Repartir una sustancia sobre una superficie frotándola con la mano o con un objeto.

En inglés sencillo: To spread a substance over a surface by rubbing it with your hand or an object.

• He wiped paint across the wall.
• She wiped sauce onto her sleeve by mistake.
• Do not wipe oily fingers on your shirt.

Cómo se usa: wipe something on/onto something (He wiped the grease onto his trousers.); wipe something across something (She wiped blue paint across the board.)

Sinónimos: smear, spread

Expresiones frecuentes: wipe grease on, wipe paint across, wipe something onto

toallita

Pequeño trozo de material suave, a menudo húmedo, usado para limpiar la piel o superficies.

En inglés sencillo: A small soft piece of material, often wet, used to clean skin or surfaces.

• Use a wipe to clean your hands.
• She packed baby wipes in her bag.
• These wipes are gentle on sensitive skin.

Expresiones frecuentes: baby wipe, wet wipe, disposable wipe

pasada

Acción de pasar la mano o un paño por una superficie para quitar suciedad o líquido.

En inglés sencillo: An act of rubbing a surface to remove dirt or liquid.

• Give the table a wipe.
• One wipe with a cloth removed the dust.
• The mirror needs another quick wipe.

Cómo se usa: give something a wipe (Give the shelf a wipe before putting the books back.)

Expresiones frecuentes: a quick wipe, give a wipe, a gentle wipe