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作废

English translation: declare... invalid

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Chinese term or phrase:宣布作废
English translation:declare... invalid
Entered by: QUOI

04:42 Nov 25, 2008
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
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Chinese term or phrase: 作废
证件宣布作废

作废：(动或名)
cancel
revoke
make void
你会用哪个呢？谢谢。
QUOI
null and void
Explanation:
Declaired null and void.

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Note added at 42 mins (2008-11-25 05:25:14 GMT)
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其实，简单说cancelled也行。
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Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 16:15
Grading comment
thank you all.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +12null and void
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
4 +2invalidate
Duobing Chen
4expire
Rensheng Qi


Discussion entries: 1





  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
invalidate


Explanation:
供参考

Duobing Chen
China
Local time: 16:15
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
Asker: 谢谢！


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  karcsy
11 hrs
agree  Gertrude Tsau: invalid
1 day 18 hrs
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
expire


Explanation:
看是什么原因作废，如果是因为有效期到了就是expire。如果是因为犯了事，那就要用严重的，比如revoke吧。如果是因为丢了，可能void比较合适，void可作动词，这里可用其过去分词形式voided。

Rensheng Qi
Local time: 16:15
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
Notes to answerer
Asker: 谢谢。确实不少。

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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +12
null and void


Explanation:
Declaired null and void.

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Note added at 42 mins (2008-11-25 05:25:14 GMT)
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其实，简单说cancelled也行。

Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 16:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 40
Grading comment
thank you all.
Notes to answerer
Asker: 谢谢。


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  magic magic: 作废 [become invalid;discard as useless;be nullified;cancel;make null and void] 因失效而废弃;弃置不用，例如：过期作废
27 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  Da Best
2 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Jason Young
2 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  TRANS4CHINA
3 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  tianshandun (X)
6 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  karcsy
10 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Caroline Moreno
12 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Dr. Chun Biao Li
13 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Yurek
19 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Ritchest: declared null and void
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thanks. Nullified, cancelled, etc. A single term suffices.
agree  Gertrude Tsau: void
1 day 17 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Helen Li
1 day 22 hrs
  -> Thanks.
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