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"Delete" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "borrar", and "erase" is a transitive verb which is also often translated as "borrar". Learn more about the difference between "delete" and "erase" below.
delete(
dih
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lit
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to remove)
a. borrar
Don't worry. We've deleted your name from the article.No te preocupes, hemos borrado tu nombre del artículo.
b. eliminar
The editor suggested the writer delete some paragraphs.El editor le sugirió al escritor eliminar algunos párrafos.
c. tachar
Can you check and then delete any incorrect information on the form?¿Puedes revisar y tachar cualquier información incorrecta en la solicitud?
d. suprimir
You should delete the second "and." It's repetitive.Deberías suprimir la segunda "y"; es redundante.
2. (computing)
a. borrar
I'm going to delete all the photos from my computer because they take up too much space.Voy a borrar todas las fotos de mi computadora porque ocupan demasiado espacio.
b. eliminar
There are several programs I don't use anymore. How do I delete them?Hay varios programas que ya no uso. ¿Cómo los elimino?
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (computing)
a. la tecla de borrado (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
After selecting the relevant files, press delete.Tras seleccionar los archivos correspondientes, pulsa la tecla de borrado.
b. la tecla suprimir (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Press delete to erase the highlighted text.Presione la tecla suprimir para borrar el texto seleccionado.
erase(
uh
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reys
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to remove)
a. borrar
The professor erased the problem sets from the whiteboard.El profesor borró los problemas matemáticos de la pizarra blanca.
2. (computing)
a. borrar
I erased over a hundred junk emails from my inbox.Borré más de cien correos de propaganda de mi buzón.
3. (to forget)
a. borrar
The accident was a painful memory that she had tried to erase from her mind.El accidente era un recuerdo doloroso que había intentado borrar de su mente.
4. (colloquial) (to kill)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
