cancellare

delete

verb kahn-chehl-LAH-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'cancellare', to cross out with lattice marks

Also means

cancel

Usage Note

Cancellare means to erase, delete, or cancel, covering both rubbing out pencil and deleting a file. It also cancels appointments and bookings: cancellare un volo ('to cancel a flight'). The soft c before e gives the 'ch' sound, kahn-chehl-LAH-reh.

Examples

"Ho cancellato il file per sbaglio."

Natural Translation

I deleted the file by mistake.

Literal Translation

I-have deleted the file by mistake.

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