blot out

• Verbe à particule signifiant masquer, cacher complètement ou effacer quelque chose, souvent de manière métaphorique pour des souvenirs ou de la lumière.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of covering, hiding, or erasing something completely, often used metaphorically for memories or light.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Obscure or hideformal

   To cover or hide something completely so it cannot be seen.

   obscurcir, masquer

   • The thick fog blotted out the entire landscape.
   • Tall buildings blot out the sun in the city center.
   • The clouds blotted out the stars.

   Synonymescloudconcealcovereclipsehidemaskobscurescreenshroudveil

   Antonymesexposerevealuncover

2. Erase from memoryformal

   To deliberately forget or remove a memory or thought.

   effacer de la mémoire

   • He tried to blot out the painful memories of the accident.
   • She blotted out all thoughts of her ex-boyfriend.
   • Time helps to blot out the worst experiences.

   Synonymesdeleteeffaceeradicateeraseexpungeobliteratewipe out

   Antonymesrecallrememberretain

Verbe de baseblot