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"Cancel" button

Spanish translation: Cerrar

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English term or phrase:\"Sign off\" button
Spanish translation:Cerrar
Entered by: Ekaterina Timofeeva

10:58 Mar 25, 2024
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology)
English term or phrase: "Cancel" button
Hello, could you please advise, whether "Cancel" button could be translated ad "Firmar" in Spanish (Latin America)?
Ekaterina Timofeeva
Italy
Local time: 08:29
Cerrar
Explanation:
"Cerrar" is an appropriate translation for "Sign off" because it conveys the action of closing or ending a session, which is the intended meaning of "Logout." The word "Cerrar" is commonly used in user interfaces and is easily understood by Spanish-speaking users to indicate the action of logging out or ending a session.
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Laura De la Fuente
Spain
Local time: 15:29
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3Cerrar
Laura De la Fuente
3 +3Cancelar
Laura De la Fuente


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Cancelar


Explanation:
Using "Firmar" for "Cancel" in Spanish would likely cause confusion because "Firmar" means "Sign" or "To sign" in English. To maintain clarity and consistency with user expectations, it's better to use "Cancelar" for "Cancel" in Spanish. This is the commonly accepted translation for "Cancel" in software interfaces.

Laura De la Fuente
Spain
Local time: 15:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hello, Laura, thank you for your answer! Sorry, I have just noticed that I have made a mistake. In English it is "Sign off" (meaning "Logout"). So in that case is it possible to use "Firmar" or "Cerrar" is better?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Samantha Larios: I totally agree with what Laura said. And about your new question, Ekaterina, cerrar is equivalent to logg out. We most likely use firmar to put a sign on a document, not to logg in or logg out. I hope you do not bother my comentary in your conversation.
5 hrs
agree  Maria Eugenia Lahoz
8 hrs
agree  Anna Queralt
15 hrs
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Cerrar


Explanation:
"Cerrar" is an appropriate translation for "Sign off" because it conveys the action of closing or ending a session, which is the intended meaning of "Logout." The word "Cerrar" is commonly used in user interfaces and is easily understood by Spanish-speaking users to indicate the action of logging out or ending a session.

Laura De la Fuente
Spain
Local time: 15:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your help!
Notes to answerer
Asker: And could you please confirm that "firmar" could not be used in this context? Sorry for insisting, but we have spotted this option in a translation and want to be sure that it should not be absolutely used in this context).


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mónica Algazi
2 hrs
agree  Valentina Muguerza
7 hrs
agree  Anna Queralt: I have never seen the Cancel button translated as "Firmar". The usual big IT brands definitely don't use it. I believe if anything it would be confusing for the user.
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