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tachar

to cross out

verb tah-CHAHR Rare
Communication Writing

Also means

to label as

Usage Note

Tachar has two distinct uses: literally striking through text (tacha las palabras incorrectas) and figuratively labeling someone negatively, always with de: lo tacharon de mentiroso ('they branded him a liar'). The second figurative use is very common in journalism and cannot be replaced by cruzar.

Examples

"El profesor tachó los errores con bolígrafo rojo."

Natural Translation

The teacher crossed out the mistakes in red pen.

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