borrar in Spanish: to erase, to delete (verb)

Translation

to erase, to delete

Word origin

From borra, the coarse wool once used to rub things out, from Late Latin burra ('coarse wool'). The same root lies behind English 'burr'.

Verb type-ar regular

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I am going to delete this message from the phone.

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Rub out the board before the lesson, please.

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I accidentally erased all the photos.

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Time cannot erase those memories.

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Can you take my name off the list?

eliminar

to eliminate

quitar

to take away, to remove

escribir

to write

limpiar

to clean

corregir

to correct

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