anular

to cancel

ring finger

anular(ah-noo-lahr)

transitive verb

1. (to call off)

a. to cancel

Tuve que anular el viaje por motivos personales.

I had to cancel the trip due to personal circumstances.

2. (legal)

a. to annul

El juez anuló el matrimonio porque una de las partes seguía legalmente casada con otra persona.

The judge annulled the marriage 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 tribunal anuló el testamento.

The court declared the will null and void.

e. to cancel

El juez anuló el contrato debido al incumplimiento de una de las partes.

The judge canceled the contract as a result of a breach by one of the parties.

3. (sports)

a. to disallow

Ronaldo estaba en posición adelantada. El árbitro anuló el gol.

Ronaldo was offside. The referee disallowed the goal.

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.

masculine noun

6. (anatomy)

a. ring finger

Me quebré el anular jugando al básquet.

I broke my ring finger playing basketball.

adjective

7. (circular)

a. ring-shaped

Levanté la copa de vino y vi una mancha anular en el mantel.

I picked up my wine glass and saw there was a ring-shaped stain on the tablecloth.

anularse

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.

pronominal verb

9. (to become insignificant)

a.

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.

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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