cancelar
cancelar
cancelar(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (to annul)
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 de los sospechosos.The police called off the search for the suspects.
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) (Dominican Republic) (Ecuador)
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
Regionalism used in 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.
cancelartransitive verb
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (anular)
a. to cancel
2. (deuda)
a. to pay, to settle
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