<span class="searchmatch">passer</span> <span class="searchmatch">l'éponge</span> (figuratively) to forgive and forget, to wipe the slate clean [with sur ‘about a grievance’] Not to be confused with jeter <span class="searchmatch">l'éponge</span>....
pɔ̃ʒ/ jeter <span class="searchmatch">l'éponge</span> to throw in the towel, to pack it in, to chuck it in Synonyms: abandonner, déclarer forfait Not to be confused with <span class="searchmatch">passer</span> <span class="searchmatch">l'éponge</span>....
also: <span class="searchmatch">Passer</span> and <span class="searchmatch">pâsser</span> From <span class="searchmatch">pass</span> + -er. (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɑːsə(ɹ)/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈpæsəɹ/ Rhymes: -æsə(ɹ) <span class="searchmatch">passer</span> (plural <span class="searchmatch">passers</span>) One...
sponge (creature) sponge (tool for washing) éponge à récurer jeter <span class="searchmatch">l'éponge</span> <span class="searchmatch">passer</span> <span class="searchmatch">l'éponge</span> spongieux éponge inflection of éponger: first/third-person singular...
meter (informal, figuratively) to wipe the slate clean nouveau départ faire table rase <span class="searchmatch">passer</span> <span class="searchmatch">l’éponge</span> repartir de zéro remettre les pendules à l’heure...
disagreements. bury the hatchet draw a sponge over the slate (obsolete) <span class="searchmatch">pass</span> a sponge over the slate (obsolete) hold a grudge clean slate to make a fresh...
olla menneitä, sitä tikulla silmään joka vanhoja muistelee French: <span class="searchmatch">passer</span> <span class="searchmatch">l'éponge</span> (fr) German: Schwamm drüber (de) Greek: περασμένα ξεχασμένα (perasména...