undo

défaire, détacher

Ouvrir ou détacher ce qui maintient ensemble des vêtements ou d'autres objets.

En anglais simple : To open something that holds clothes or other things together.

• Please undo your belt.
• She undid the buttons on her coat.
• I could not undo the knot in my shoelaces.

Synonymes : unfasten, untie

Contraires : fasten

Expressions courantes : undo a button, undo a knot, undo a belt

défaire, annuler

Supprimer les effets de quelque chose qui a été fait.

En anglais simple : To remove the effects of something that has been done.

• We cannot undo the damage.
• One careless decision undid years of progress.
• Can anything undo the harm this caused?

Synonymes : reverse, cancel out

Expressions courantes : undo the damage, undo a mistake, undo someone’s work

annuler

Remettre un fichier ou un programme dans son état d'avant la dernière modification.

En anglais simple : To return a computer file or program to how it was before your last change.

• You can undo that edit.
• I accidentally deleted a paragraph, then undid the change.
• Press these keys to undo your last action.

Synonymes : revert

Contraires : redo

Expressions courantes : undo an edit, undo a change, undo the deletion

annulation

Commande ou action informatique qui supprime la dernière modification effectuée.

En anglais simple : A computer command or action that removes the last change you made.

• Click the undo button.
• The editor allows several undos in a row.
• An undo restored the text I had deleted.

Contraires : redo

Expressions courantes : undo button, undo command, undo function