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j'efface

erase, delete, fade, disappear

e . f a s → effacer
effac to erase, to delete, to wipe out + e present or subjunctive form for je/il/elle; tu command
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Uncommon #22,416
erase, delete “Delete” is especially common for digital images and videos.
FR: Efface ce message, s'il te plaît.
EN: Delete this message, please.
fade, disappear In this meaning, it is usually used with se: s'effacer.
FR: La couleur s'efface avec le temps.
EN: The color fades over time.
Conjugation of effacer
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First efface —
Second — effacez
Third efface —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First efface —
Third efface —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second efface effacez

Plus le temps passe, plus la piste s'efface.

The more time passes, the more the trail fades.

Efface-le.

Delete it.

— Tár (2022)

Tu vois, ça s'efface déjà.

See, it's already fading away.

— Harry Potter et l'Ordre du Phénix (2007)

N'efface pas la phrase d'exemple.

Don't delete the example sentence.

Le vrai pardon efface la dette et recommence à zéro.

True forgiveness erases the debt and starts anew.

N'efface pas le tableau.

Don't erase the board.

Tout s'efface, nous ne sommes plus là.

Everything fades away; we are no longer here.

— L'Orphelinat (2007)

La beauté s'efface.

Beauty fades.

Feng, efface ce visage.

Feng, erase that face.

— The Shadow's Edge (2025)

Je l'efface pour toi.

I'll erase it for you.

— Silent Voice (2016)

Efface de ton esprit toute question.

Erase all questions from your mind.

— L'Empire contre-attaque (1980)

Il efface le nom et met le sien.

He erases the name and puts his own.

— Arrête-moi si tu peux (2002)

Efface ce commentaire.

Delete this comment.

Mais te voir efface ma fatigue.

But seeing you makes all my fatigue disappear.

— Garçon d'honneur (1993)

Alors je m'efface.

Then I’ll step aside.

— Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)

Allez, j'efface tout ça et je recommence.

All right, I'll delete all this and start over.

— The Magnificent One (1973)

Vite, efface la vidéo.

Quick, delete the video.

— Les Bonnes étoiles (2022)

Efface ces images immédiatement.

Delete these images immediately.

— Black Panther (2018)