obliterate

UK
/əˈblɪtəreɪt/
US
/əˈblɪtəˌreɪt/
obliterateverb
obliterated
Präteritum
obliterated
Partizip Perfekt
obliterating
Gerundium
UK
/əˈblɪtəreɪt/
US
/əˈblɪtəˌreɪt/
Übersetzungen
oblitérerSurtout pour annuler ou marquer un timbre, un cachet, un document.
The postal clerk obliterated the stamps with a bold postmark.
L’employé des postes a oblitéré les timbres avec un cachet bien visible.
effacerAu sens figuré, pour supprimer totalement de la mémoire ou de la perception.
The traumatic event was so severe that she wished she could obliterate it from her mind.
L’événement traumatique était si grave qu’elle souhaitait pouvoir l’effacer de sa mémoire.
The hurricane obliterated the small coastal town, leaving nothing but debris.
L’ouragan a anéanti la petite ville côtière, ne laissant que des débris.
Definitionen
To destroy completely, leaving no trace.
The hurricane obliterated the small coastal town, leaving nothing but debris.
To remove or erase completely from recognition or memory.
The traumatic event was so severe that she wished she could obliterate it from her mind.
To cancel or render unusable, as by stamping or marking, especially of a postage stamp.
The postal clerk obliterated the stamps with a bold postmark.
obliteratepartizip perfekt
Definitionen
Destroyed, wiped out, or rendered unrecognizable.
The obliterated village lay silently beneath the ash.
obliterategerundium / partizip präsens
Definitionen
That obliterates; erasing or destroying completely.
The obliterating heat of the desert sun left no signs of life.
obliterateadjektiv
more obliterate
Komp.
most obliterate
Super.
UK
/əˈblɪtəreɪt/
US
/əˈblɪtəˌreɪt/
Rare, chiefly technical or archaic usage meaning ‘indistinct, effaced’.
Übersetzungen
effacéAu sens de « indistinct, dont les marques ont disparu ».
The leaves are pale green with an obliterate midrib that is barely discernible.
Les feuilles sont vert pâle avec une nervure médiane effacée, à peine discernable.
Definitionen
Effaced, indistinct, or having the original markings erased; especially (Botany) having veins or other features scarcely visible.
The leaves are pale green with an obliterate midrib that is barely discernible.