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El matrimonio fue anulado porque una de las partes seguía legalmente casada con otra persona.The marriage was annulled because one of the parties was still legally married to another person.

b. to repeal

El proyecto de ley busca anular la ley que restringe el acceso completo a Internet.The bill aims to repeal the legislation that restricts full access to the internet.

c. to rescind

Ambas partes acordaron anular el contrato.Both parties agreed to rescind the contract.

d. to declare null and void

El testamento fue anulado por el tribunal.The court declared the will null and void.

e. to cancel

El contrato fue anulado debido al incumplimiento de una de las partes.The contract was canceled as a result of a breach by one of the parties.

3. (sports)

a. to disallow

Ronaldo estaba en posición adelantada y el gol fue anulado.Ronaldo was offside and the goal was disallowed.

4. (to exceed)

a. to destroy

Nos anularon porque sus jugadores eran más altos y más rápidos.They destroyed us because all their players were taller and faster.

5. (finance)

a. to cancel

Anulé el cheque, pero el banco lo pagó igual.I canceled the check, but the bank still paid it.

A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).

masculine noun

6. (anatomy)

a. ring finger

Me quebré el anular jugando al básquet.I broke my ring finger playing basketball.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

7. (circular)

a. ring-shaped

Levanté la copa de vino y vi una mancha anular en el mantel.I took my wine glass and saw there was a ring-shaped stain on the tablecloth.

anularse

A reciprocal verb is a verb that indicates that two or more subjects perform an action on each other (e.g. Ellos se abrazan.).

reciprocal verb

8. (to neutralize)

a. to cancel each other out

Estas dos fuerzas se anulan porque son iguales y van en direcciones opuestas.These two forces cancel each other out because they are equal and acting in opposite directions.

A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).

pronominal verb

9. (to become insignificant)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

No te anules ni dejes que tu jefe te humille por un aumento.Don't keep quiet or let your boss humiliate you just so you can get a raise.

Mike se anuló cuando su ex entró a la oficina.When his ex walked into the office, Mike faded into the background.

anular

transitive verb

1 [+contrato] to cancel; rescind; [+ley] to repeal; [+decisión] to override; [+matrimonio] to annul

2 [+elecciones, resultado] to declare null and void; [+gol, tanto] to disallow

han anulado la votación por irregularidad they have declared the vote null and void because of irregularities

3 [+cita, viaje, evento] to cancel

hemos anulado la cita porque me encontraba muy enferma

anularon el partido por causa de la lluvia they cancelled the match because of the rain

4 [+cheque] to cancel

5 [+efecto] to cancel out; destroy

6 (Matemáticas) to cancel out

anular el tiempo

7 [+persona] to overshadow

su potente carácter anula a sus amigos her strong personality overshadows her friends

8 (incapacitar) to deprive of authority; remove from office

pronominal verb

anularse

1 (amilanarse) to fade into the background

se anula ante su padre he fades into the background when his father is there

2 (neutralizarse)

los dos campos magnéticos se anulan the two magnetic fields cancel each other out; las dos sustancias se anulan mutuamente the two substances neutralize each other

anular

adjective

ring-shaped; annular

dedo anular ring finger

ring finger

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Phrases with "anular"

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dedo anular

ring finger

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Verb Conjugations for anular

Present Participle: anulando

Past Participle: anulado

Indicative

	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	anulo	anulé	anulaba	anularía	anularé
tú	anulas	anulaste	anulabas	anularías	anularás
él/ella/Ud.	anula	anuló	anulaba	anularía	anulará
nosotros	anulamos	anulamos	anulábamos	anularíamos	anularemos
vosotros	anuláis	anulasteis	anulabais	anularíais	anularéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	anulan	anularon	anulaban	anularían	anularán

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