Wipe the slate clean

Postat de Icey la 2018-12-01

Idiomatic translations of "Wipe the slate clean"

Chineză
洗心革面
Explicaţii:
Daneză
at slå en streg (hen) over noget
Explicaţii:
Daneză
at vaske/viske tavlen ren
Explicaţii:
Ebraică
פותח דף חדש
Explicaţii:
Engleză
turn over a new leaf
Engleză
turn the page
Explicaţii:
Engleză
blank slate
Explicaţii:
Engleză
blank page
Explicaţii:
Franceză
Faire table rase
Explicaţii:
Greacă
γυρίζω (νέα) σελίδα
Explicaţii:
Greek (Ancient)
λευκός χάρτης
Hindi
कोरा कागज़
Explicaţii:
Italiană
voltare pagina
Explicaţii:
Latină
tabula rasa
Explicaţii:
Croată, Engleză #1, #2
Maghiară
Tiszta lappal indul
Explicaţii:
Olandeză
Schone lei
Explicaţii:
Persană
از نو شروع کنیم
Explicaţii:
Poloneză
czysta karta
Explicaţii:
Rusă
чистый лист
Explicaţii:
Spaniolă
hacer borrón y cuenta nueva
Explicaţii:
Suedeză
vända blad
Explicaţii:
Sârbă
Nepisana tablica
Sârbă
Okrenuti novi list
Turcă
Boş levha (Felsefi)

Meanings of "Wipe the slate clean"

Engleză

Forget past disagreements or faults and make a fresh start. (ref. Oxford Dictionary)

Explicat de IceyIcey la Sâmbătă, 01/12/2018 - 23:54
Explained by IceyIcey

Literally, a slate is a chalkboard. At some point, the time comes to wipe all the writing/images off.

Erase the past mistake or regret and start anew

- BreezyDay în urmă cu 5 ani

"Wipe the slate clean" în versuri

The Internationale - The Internationale

Reason thunders in its volcano
This is the eruption of the end
Of the past let us wipe the slate clean
Masses, slaves, arise, arise

Pink Floyd - Lost for Words

So I open my door to my enemies
And I ask could we wipe the slate clean
but they tell me to please go fuck myself

Kelly Clarkson - I Hate Love

Why do I crave your touch?
Love is so damn blinding.
Hangin’ on to the good as I wipe the slate clean.
I know I shouldn’t but, you know, lately I hate love.

Los Hermanos Rosario - Wipe The Slate Clean And Start Again

Wipe the slate clean and start again
No, don't cry, it's not worth it
Wipe the slate clean and start again.

Ilan Chester - It's true

when the most beautiful things we'll once again see
Maybe, then, finally, at last,
wipe the slate clean, we'll come to understand
that love is the right and duty.

The Internationale - The Internationale [Modern Version]

Reason thunders in its volcano
This is the eruption of the end
Of the past let us wipe the slate clean
Masses, slaves, arise, arise

All Time Low - A Love Like War

Make a wish on our sorry little hearts
Have a smoke
Pour a drink
Steal a kiss in the dark

YAKTAK - Silhouette

I have eyes only for you, isn't that what you wanted?
I've one over the eight, Martini and I get on a first-name basis
Wipe the slate clean tonight, and trust me, my sweetheart

The Internationale - The Internationale

Reason thunders in its volcano
This is the eruption of the end
Of the past let us wipe the slate clean
Masses, slaves, arise, arise

Damien Saez - Rainy mornings

Get you out of your dreams
Like a rain suddenly
Who comes wipe the slate clean
On our hearts

Jer Lau - Castle of Sand / Vessel of Sand

The pains and sorrows from the past life cloud over him
Having chosen his role in this life
He hopes he can wipe the slate clean, and honour his filial duties
Once lovers wanting to mend their past and create a new future

National Anthems & Patriotic Songs - The Internationale

Reason thunders in its volcano
This is the eruption of the end
Of the past let us wipe the slate clean
Masses, slaves, arise, arise

Şebnem Ferah - Start from Scratch...

Start from scratch..Love is a need...at times
Wipe the slate clean...
Start from scratch...Love is a need...at times

Takayan - A song about being a genius just for being alive

I've listened to his bullshit too many times today and I'm tired of it, I'm tired of it
I wish I could just wipe the slate clean, but I can't

Fard - Your Kiss

I dream every night of your lips
Sadly, too much time has probably passed
Wipe the slate clean and get sick
Of the thought that someone else gives you a kiss

Mushroomhead - A Requiem for Tomorrow

Compromised, castrated shell of a broken dream
Build it up, tear it down
Wipe the slate clean
Disdain, dismantle, deconstruct

Bleed From Within - Overthrone

I feel your nails still dragging under my skin
Digging holes in the walls of disclosure
Let the wolves tear themselves apart

Patricia Kaas - The Refuge

You finally decide to get out of the lie
When your mother's arms are no longer a refuge,
But that your father refuses to wipe the slate clean1

  • 1. "Passer l'éponge" is an expression literally meaning "To pass the sponge"

Johnny Deluxe - Secret

It's warm under the duvet
In dreams, I go hand and hand with you and your mother
You think that you can wipe the slate clean
But your mother, she loves to go straight to the point on my bed linen

Rayflower - To A World Without Betrayal

Not Flowers, Not soil (Don't cry)
The mistakes of the past spill over
Let's wipe the slate clean together