quebrarse

quebrarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (romperse) to break

2 (herniarse) to rupture oneself

3 (interrumpirse) to be broken, open up

■ la cordillera se quiebra a pocos kilómetros there is a break in the mountain range in a few kilometres

4 figurado (ánimo) to break, crack

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VPR

1) to break, get broken, smash

2) (Med) to rupture

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(v.) = snap off

Ex. The jet ultimately shot up fully vertically -- at which point the wings snapped off and the whole works careened down into the ocean.

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(v.) = snap off

Ex: The jet ultimately shot up fully vertically -- at which point the wings snapped off and the whole works careened down into the ocean.

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■quebrarse verbo reflexivo to break
♦ Locuciones: se me quebró la voz, my voice cracked
'quebrarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
troncharse
- quebrar
English:
crack
- rack
- break
- snap

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vpr

1. [romperse] to break;

se quebró una pierna she broke a leg;

Méx Fig

quebrarse la cabeza to rack o US cudgel one's brains

2. [voz] to break, to falter;

se le quebró la voz her voice faltered

3. Am [darse por vencido] to give in, to throw in the towel;

se quiebra ante cualquier dificultad she gives in at the slightest sign of difficulty

4. Méx Fam [morirse] Br to snuff it, US to check out

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quebrarse

v/r break

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