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cancelar

/kanθeˈlaɾ/, [kãn̟.θeˈlaɾ]

cancel

Verb cancelar (first-person singular present cancelo, first-person singular preterite cancelé, past participle cancelado)

  1. (transitive) to cancel
  2. (transitive, finance) to liquidate (a debt)
  3. (transitive, Ecuador, Chile, Peru) to pay

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Examples

  • Tuvimos que cancelar la reunión de mañana debido a un problema de horarios.

    We had to nix tomorrow's meeting because of a scheduling problem.

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  • Lamento cancelar la cita a última hora.

    I am sorry to cancel the appointment at the last minute.

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  • Tuvimos que cancelar el juego por la lluvia.

    We had to call off the game because of the rain.

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  • Tom quiere cancelar el casamiento.

    Tom wants to call off the marriage.

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  • No hay nada que cancelar.

    There is nothing to cancel.

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  • Él tuvo que cancelar la deuda.

    We had to write off the debt.

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  • Jack decidió cancelar la reserva.

    Jack decided to cancel the reservations.

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  • Lamento cancelar la reunión a última hora.

    I am sorry to cancel the appointment at the last minute.

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  • Discutimos acerca de si debíamos cancelar la reserva.

    We deliberated whether we should cancel the reservation.

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  • ¿Quieres cancelar la reunión?

    Do you want to cancel the meeting?

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