cancel

cancelar

cancel(kahn-suhl)

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

1. (to call off)

a. cancelar

My boss canceled the meeting.Mi jefe canceló la junta.

b. suspender

Our Internet service was canceled because we missed a payment.Nos suspendieron el servicio de Internet porque se nos faltó un pago.

2. (to end)

a. anular

I canceled the contract when I got a bad recommendation about the seller.Anulé el contrato cuando recibí una mala recomendación sobre el vendedor.

b. cancelar

My visa was canceled because it expired.Cancelaron mi visa porque expiró.

3. (mathematics)

a. anular

It is possible to cancel the numerator and denominator in this fraction.Es posible anular el numerador y el denominador en esta fracción.

4. (to mark as used or void)

a. anular

We decided to pay in cash, so I canceled the check.Decidimos pagar en efectivo, entonces anulé el cheque.

b. matasellar

The post office is canceling letters with a special design in honor of our country's heroes.La oficina de correos está matasellando las cartas con un diseño especial en honor a los héroes de la patria.

5. (computing)

a. cancelar

You can cancel the operation by pressing the escape key.Puedes cancelar la operación pulsando la tecla de escape.

6. (to delete)

a. suprimir

My editor had me cancel the last chapter and write a new ending to the book.El editor me hizo suprimir el capítulo final y escribir un nuevo final para el libro.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

7. (to call off)

a. cancelar

The couple canceled at the last minute.La pareja canceló en el último minuto.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

8. (computing)

a. cancelar

Press cancel to end the database operation.Presione cancelar para poner fin a la operación de la base de datos.

cancel

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

1. (match, trip)

a. suspender

2. (flight, train)

a. suspender, cancelar

3. (order, subscription)

a. anular

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

4. (general)

a.

they were supposed to be playing tonight, but they've cancelediban a tocar hoy, pero lo han suspendido

cancel [ˈkænsəl] cancelled canceled (US)

transitive verb

1 [+reservation, taxi] anular; cancelar; [+room] anular la reserva de; [+holiday, party, plans] suspender; [+flight, train, performance] suspender; cancelar; [+order, contract] anular; [+permission etc] retirar; (Aut) [+indicator] quitar

One of the reasons I failed my driving test was that I forgot to cancel the indicator after turning left

2 (mark, frank) [+stamp] matar; [+cheque] anular

3 (delete) [+name, word] borrar; suprimir

4 (Mat) anular

intransitive verb

[+tourist etc] cancelar la reserva/el vuelo etc

There is normally no refund should a client choose to cancel

modifier

cancel key (n) tecla (f) de anulación