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No. 9,918 in Spanish

borrar

To erase.

In a sentence

  • Voy a borrar el mensaje antes de enviarlo.

    I am going to erase the message before sending it.

    In this sentence, 'borrar' is used in its literal sense, meaning 'to erase' or 'delete' something.

  • Ella quiere borrar los malos recuerdos del pasado.

    She wants to erase the bad memories of the past.

    Here 'borrar' is used metaphorically, implying the idea of forgetting or erasing mental recollections.

  • Para borrar la tinta permanente, necesitarás un material especial.

    To erase the permanent ink, you will need special material.

    This usage illustrates 'borrar' in the context of removing marks or writings from a surface physically.

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