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rayer

to scratch, to cross out

verb reh-YEH Rare

Also means

to stripe

Usage Note

Rayer covers both damaging a surface (scratching a car) and deleting text by drawing a line through it. The past participle rayé is also a common adjective meaning 'striped' — un tissu rayé is a striped fabric. The noun rayure (scratch, stripe) shares the same root.

Examples

"Il a rayé son nom de la liste."

Natural Translation

He crossed his name off the list.

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