blank out

avoir un trou de mémoire

Ne plus réussir soudainement à se souvenir de quelque chose pendant un court moment.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : blank out during something (I blanked out during the interview.)

Synonymes : go blank, draw a blank

Expressions courantes : blank out completely, blank out briefly, blank out during something

effacer

Supprimer des mots ou des images en laissant leur emplacement vide.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : blank something out (Please blank your address out before sharing the form.)

Synonymes : erase, remove

Expressions courantes : blank out words, blank out names

devenir vide, s'effacer

Se vider de tout texte, de toute image ou de toute autre information visible.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : go blank

Expressions courantes : blank out suddenly, blank out completely, blank out briefly

effacer de sa mémoire, oublier

Cesser de se souvenir de quelque chose de douloureux ou de désagréable.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : blank something out (He blanked the accident out of his memory.)

Synonymes : block out, forget

Contraires : remember

Expressions courantes : blank out memories, blank out something

neutraliser, compenser

Supprimer un effet ou un avantage en produisant un effet opposé de même force.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : cancel out, neutralize

Expressions courantes : blank out something, blank out advantage