Consult this page to find suggested English equivalents for "faire table rase."
do away with, get rid of, go back to square one, make a clean sweep, scrap, throw away, throw out, wipe the slate clean
- faire table rase d’une pratique désuète / do away with (get rid of) an outdated practice
- faire table rase et recommencer à zéro / go back to square one and start again from scratch
- faire table rase du passé / make a clean sweep of the past
- faire table rase de tout le travail déjà effectué / scrap all the work that has already been done
- faire table rase d’une mauvaise idée / throw away (throw out) a bad idea
- voici une occasion de faire table rase / here is an opportunity to wipe the slate clean
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