cancelar

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cancelar(
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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
1. (to annul)
a. to cancel
Quiero cancelar mi suscripción a la revista.I want to cancel my subscription to the magazine.
b. to close (an account)
Para cancelar la cuenta, tendrá que pasarse por nuestras oficinas.In order to close your account, you'll have to come to our offices.
2. (to suspend)
a. to cancel
El director ha cancelado la reunión de mañana.The director has canceled tomorrow's meeting.
b. to call off
La policía canceló la búsqueda del niño en el río.The police called off the search for the child in the river.
3. (computing)
a. to cancel
¿Estás seguro de que quieres cancelar la instalación?Are you sure you want to cancel the installation?
4. (to pay)
a. to pay off
El banco me exige cancelar la deuda antes de fin de mes.The bank demands that I pay off my debt before the end of the month.
b. to settle
No tengo los recursos necesarios para cancelar la hipoteca en un futuro inmediato.I don't have the resources to settle the mortgage in the immediate future.
5. (to forget)
a. to erase
Quisiera cancelar de mi mente la terrible imagen de ella cayendo al vacío.I wish I could erase from my mind the terrible image of her falling into the void.
6. (to terminate)
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
(Dominican Republic)
Regionalism used in Ecuador
(Ecuador)
a. to fire
El director de Recursos Humanos ha cancelado a tres empleados en un mes.The Human Resources director has fired three employees in a month.
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cancelar
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
1. (anular)
a. to cancel
2. (deuda)
a. to pay, to settle
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cancelar
transitive verb
1 [+pedido, suscripción, tarjeta] to cancel
cancelamos el pedido al día siguiente y aun así nos lo mandaron le enviaremos la factura por adelantado cada tres meses hasta que Ud. solicite cancelar su suscripcion
 [+cuenta bancaria] to close
2 [+reunión, concierto, viaje, proyecto] to cancel
cancelaron el vuelo a causa de la nieve they cancelled the flight because of the snow
3 [+deuda] to pay off
tendré que ahorrar para cancelar el crédito I'll have to save up to pay off my debt
4 (Latinoamérica) (pagar) to pay; settle
llegó el sábado hasta las oficinas de los servicios públicos a cancelar la cuenta del agua
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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