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delete

/dɪˈliːt/

/dɪˈlit/

deleteverb

deleted

Past Simple

deleted

Past Participle

deleting

Gerund

/dɪˈliːt/

/dɪˈlit/

Translations

supprimer

She decided to delete the last paragraph from her essay.

Elle a décidé de supprimer le dernier paragraphe de sa dissertation.

Additional translations

effacerQuand il s’agit de texte écrit ou affiché.

éliminerSens plus abstrait ou formel.

Definitions

To remove or erase written or printed material, especially by drawing a line through it or using a delete key on a computer.

She decided to delete the last paragraph from her essay.

To remove data or files from a computer or digital device.

He accidentally deleted all the photos from his phone.

To eliminate or remove something from existence or consideration.

The committee voted to delete the controversial clause from the proposal.

Synonyms

wipe out

cut out

Antonyms

deletenoun

deletes

/dɪˈliːt/

/dɪˈlit/

Translations

SupprInformatique, touche du clavier.

Press the delete key to remove the unwanted paragraph from the document.

Appuyez sur la touche Suppr pour supprimer le paragraphe inutile du document.

suppressionInformatique.

The database keeps a log of every insert and delete.

La base de données conserve un journal de chaque insertion et de chaque suppression.

Definitions

A command or key on a computer keyboard used to remove text or data.

Press the delete key to remove the unwanted paragraph from the document.

The act or instance of removing data, text, or a record from a computer system.

The database keeps a log of every insert and delete.

Synonyms

deleteadjective

/dɪˈliːt/

/dɪˈlit/

Used attributively to modify nouns connected with deletion functions (e.g., "delete button").

Translations

Additional translations

supprimableSe dit d’un élément qui peut être supprimé.

Definitions

Relating to or used for deleting data or text.

Click the delete icon to clear your shopping cart.