essuyer

Médecins, avocats et architectes, tous avaient essuyé un refus pour leurs enfants.
All those doctors, lawyers and architects were sent rejection letters.
La bonne humeur avait réussi à effacer toute trace de peine dans les cœurs en ce qui concernait la double perte qu'ils avaient essuyé pour la victoire.
The good mood had managed to erase all hint of sorrow in the hearts regarding the double losses that they had to endure to win.
Ainsi, le 4 août, M. Temuri Yakobashvili, Ministre d'État à la réintégration, s'est rendu dans les villages qui avaient essuyé des pertes imputables aux attaques lancées le 1er août.
For example, on August 4, the State Minister for Reintegration, Mr. Temuri Yakobashvili, visited the villages that had incurred losses from attacks conducted on August 1.
En fait, d’après les organisateurs, parmi les quelque 2 000 participants potentiels qui avaient reçu une invitation officielle à assister au FSM de Montréal, environ 70 pour cent avaient essuyé un refus de délivrance de visa temporaire pour le Canada.
In fact, according to the organisers, of about 2,000 potential participants who received official invitation letters to attend the Montreal WSF, around 70% had their applications for temporary visas to come to Canada denied.
Le Prophète a demandé si elles avaient essuyé le sang de leurs épées et ils lui ont dit qu'ils avaient pas.
The Prophet asked if they had wiped the blood from their swords and they told him they had not.
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