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torcher

to wipe, to clean up

verb tor-SHEH Rare
Home & Lifestyle Cleaning

Also means

to dash off (a piece of work)

Usage Note

Torcher has two registers: literally it means 'to wipe' (a surface or a child), while informally it means to knock something out quickly and carelessly — torcher un devoir is 'to dash off a piece of homework'. The noun torchon ('dishcloth, rag') shares the root and is also used figuratively for sloppy written work.

Examples

"Elle a torché le tableau rapidement."

Natural Translation

She wiped down the board quickly.

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