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10 Language-to-English DictionariesStornieren
Pronunciation / Transliteration: s.toʁ.niː.ʁən
"Ich musste meinen Termin stornieren."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To annul or revoke something, such as an event or agreement.
"I had to cancel my appointment due to a scheduling conflict." - 2
To eliminate or neutralize the effect of something.
"The two forces will cancel each other out."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English cancellen, from Old French canceller, and ultimately from Latin cancellare, meaning to lattice, cross out, or make like a lattice, derived from canc、“lattice work, bars”. The semantic shift moved from drawing cross-hatch lines over text to invalidate it, to officially stopping or annulling any scheduled event, contract, or ticket.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cancel" is said worldwide
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Annuler
Transliteration: a.ny.le
"J'ai dû annuler mon rendez-vous."
Stornieren
Transliteration: s.toʁ.niː.ʁən
"Ich musste meinen Termin stornieren."
Annullare
Transliteration: an.nul.lare
"Ho dovuto annullare il mio appuntamento."
Cancelar
Transliteration: kan.seˈlaɾ
"Tuve que cancelar mi cita."
Cancelar
Transliteration: kɐ̃.seˈlaʁ
"Tive que cancelar minha consulta."
रद्द करना
Transliteration: radd karna
"मुझे अपनी अपॉइंटमेंट रद्द करनी पड़ी।"
取消
Transliteration: qǔxiāo
"我不得不取消我的预约。"
취소하다
Transliteration: chwihada
"약속을 취소해야 했어요."
キャンセルする
Transliteration: kyanseru suru
"予約をキャンセルしなければなりませんでした。"
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