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effacer

erase, delete

e . f a . s e
verb Uncommon #17,031
erase, delete Used for removing writing/marks or making something disappear (e.g., a file, a message, a memory).
FR: Je vais effacer le message par erreur si je ne fais pas attention.
EN: I might delete the message by mistake if I’m not careful.
Conjugation of effacer
effacer
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First efface —
Second — effacez
Third efface —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First efface —
Third efface —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second efface effacez

Il souhaite effacer de mauvais souvenirs.

He wants to erase bad memories.

Il devait effacer ce crime de son esprit.

He needed to erase that crime from his mind.

— Psychose (1960)

On ne peut pas effacer le passé.

The past cannot be erased.

Non, mais lui aussi, il aurait pu l'effacer.

No, but he could have deleted it too.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Effacer.

To erase.

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Aidez-le à effacer les tourments et à clore ce chapitre de sa vie.

Help him erase the torment and close this chapter of his life.

— Tigre & Dragon (2000)

J'aimerais trouver comment effacer mon compte Facebook.

I’d like to find out how to delete my Facebook account.

Peut-on effacer autant de rouge ?

Can that much red be erased?

— Avengers (2012)

Je regarderai, mais j'ai dû l'effacer.

I’ll take a look, but I had to delete it.

— Love Actually (2003)

J'essaie d'effacer ça de ma mémoire.

I'm trying to erase that from my memory.

J'ai fait effacer mon tatouage.

I had my tattoo removed.

Ils veulent effacer toute trace.

They want to erase all traces.

— La vie est belle (1997)

J'aimerais effacer cette dette gravée en rouge.

I’d like to erase this debt etched in red.

— Avengers (2012)

Je voudrais l'effacer.

I would like to delete it.

— Avengers (2012)

Il court chez lui pour effacer l'historique de son navigateur.

He runs home to clear his browser history.

J'ai dû l'effacer.

I had to delete it.

— Love Actually (2003)

Tu ne peux pas effacer le passé.

You can't erase the past.

Peux-tu effacer cette photo ?

Can you delete this photo?

Vous devez faire face au public et à Dieu et vous effacer.

You must face the public and God, and put yourself aside.

— Tár (2022)

Effacer, effacer.

Erase, erase.

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

On ne peut effacer le passé.

You can’t erase the past.

Viens, je vais l'effacer.

Come on, I’ll erase it.

— M le maudit (1931)