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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesapagar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ah-pah-gar
"Ele tentou apagar o erro do caderno."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To rub or scratch out written or printed marks from a surface.
"He used a pencil with a soft rubber tip to erase the mistake in his drawing." - 2
To remove all traces of, destroy completely, or wipe out data from a storage medium.
"Formatting the hard drive will completely erase all stored files and applications."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'eradere', meaning 'to scrape out', formed from the prefix 'ex-' (out) and 'radere' (to scrape). It entered the English language in the late 16th century, initially retaining the physical sense of scraping or rubbing out written marks before expanding to digital data deletion and metaphorical elimination.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Erase" is said worldwide
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effacer
Transliteration: eh-fah-say
"Il a dû effacer le tableau noir."
löschen
Transliteration: luh-shen
"Sie können die Datei einfach löschen."
cancellare
Transliteration: kahn-chel-lah-reh
"Devi cancellare questa parola."
borrar
Transliteration: bo-rrar
"Por favor, borra la pizarra."
apagar
Transliteration: ah-pah-gar
"Ele tentou apagar o erro do caderno."
मिटाना
Transliteration: mitana
"बोर्ड से यह शब्द मिटा do."
擦除
Transliteration: cā chú
"请把黑板上的字擦除。"
지우다
Transliteration: jiwooda
"칠판에 있는 글씨를 지워 주세요."
消す
Transliteration: kesu
"黒板の字を消してください。"
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