deletar

Senses

1. 1.

   to delete

   to remove or erase (data, files, text, etc.) from a computer or digital device

Examples

• "Você pode deletar aquele arquivo que não precisa mais."

  You can delete that file you don't need anymore.

• "Eu deletei sem querer as fotos das férias!"

  I accidentally deleted the vacation photos!

• "Vou deletar esse app porque está ocupando muito espaço."

  I'm going to delete this app because it's taking up too much space.

Usage

Deletar is an anglicism (from English "delete") widely used in informal Brazilian Portuguese, especially in computing and technology contexts. The prescriptive standard Portuguese equivalent is "apagar" or "excluir," though deletar is extremely common in everyday speech and digital communication. Regular -ar verb conjugation.