English–Spanish
“cancel” in Spanish
How to say “cancel” in Spanish
“Cancel” in Spanish is suspender. suspender can also mean “stop”.
A scheduled event stopped and left hanging with the possibility of resuming.
Example sentences with suspender
Tuvimos que suspender el juego cuando se hizo de noche.
We had to stop the game when it got dark.
La compañía tuvo que suspender el servicio por mantenimiento.
The company had to cancel the service for maintenance.
Tips for using suspender
- In everyday Spanish suspender usually pauses an activity with the option to restart, while cancelar signals a final cancellation, and in Spain suspender un examen means to fail the exam.
Other Spanish words for “cancel”
¿Puedes anular mi reserva?
Can you cancel my reservation?
¿Puedes cancelar mi reserva, por favor?
Can you cancel my reservation, please?