How to Say "to annul" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to annul” is “revocar” — B2 level.
English → SpanishB2
verbB2formal
reversing a legal decision
Examples
El juez decidió revocar la sentencia original.
The judge decided to revoke the original sentence.
Pueden revocar tu licencia si no sigues las reglas.
They can cancel your license if you don't follow the rules.
El gobierno revocó el decreto ayer por la mañana.
The government annulled the decree yesterday morning.
The Hard 'K' Sound
To keep the hard 'K' sound of the infinitive, the 'c' changes to 'qu' whenever the next letter is an 'e' (like in 'revoqué' or 'revoque').
Spelling Error in the Past
Mistake: “Yo revocé la decisión.”
Correction: Yo revoqué la decisión. Remember to use 'qu' to keep that 'K' sound!
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