romperse

romperse

► verbo pronominal

1 (gen) to break

■ se me ha roto esta uña I've broken this nail

2 (papel, tela) to tear, rip

■ se me han roto las medias I've ripped my stockings

3 (rajarse, reventarse) to split

■ la bolsa se ha roto the bag has split open

4 (desgastarse) to wear out

■ se me han roto los zapatos my shoes are worn out

5 (coche) to break down

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VPR

1) (=partirse, destrozarse)

a) [juguete, mueble, cuerda] to break; [plato, cristal] to break, smash

la rama se ha roto con el viento — the branch broke (off) in the wind

se me rompió un dedo en el accidente — my finger got broken in the accident, I broke a finger in the accident

b) [uso enfático]

me he roto la muñeca jugando al tenis — I broke my wrist playing tennis

no te vayas a romper de tanto trabajar — iró, hum don't strain yourself working so hard iró

- romperse la cabeza

2) (=rasgarse) [tela, papel] to tear, rip

tiraron del gorro de papel hasta que se rompió — they pulled the paper hat till it tore o ripped

se me han roto los pantalones — I've torn o ripped my trousers

3) (=estropearse) [coche, motor] to break down; [televisor] to break

se ha roto la lavadora — the washing machine is broken, the washing machine has broken down

4) (=gastarse) [ropa, zapatos] to wear out

se le han roto los pantalones por las rodillas — his trousers have worn (through) at the knees

5) (Ciclismo) [pelotón] to break up

6) Arg, Uru

* (=esforzarse)

no me rompí mucho, no valía la pena — I didn't go to a lot of trouble, it wasn't worth it

el pobre se rompe tanto y saca malas notas — the poor guy works like crazy and gets really bad marks *

así se lo agradecés a tu madre que se rompe todo por vos — that's how you thank your mother, who does all she can for you

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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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■romperse verbo reflexivo
1 to break
(una falda, un documento) to tear 2 romperse un hueso, to break a bone
romperse la crisma/cabeza, to brain oneself
3 (una negociación, relación) to break down: se ha roto la tregua, the truce has been broken
'romperse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabeza
- casco
- crisma
- pedazo
- clic
- destrozar
- quebrar
- romper
English:
apart
- break
- dicey
- fray
- give
- process
- smash
- snap
- split
- tear
- burst
- hatch
- way

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vpr

1. [partirse] to break;

[rasgarse] to tear;

se rompió en mil pedazos it smashed to pieces;

se ha roto una pierna he has broken a leg

2. [estropearse] to break;

se ha roto la tele the TV is broken

3. [desgastarse] to wear out;

se me están rompiendo las mangas my sleeves are getting worn

4. [quebrantarse] to break down;

se ha roto el consenso entre los partidos the consensus between the parties has broken down

5. RP Fam [esforzarse] to put oneself out;

no te rompiste demasiado para ese examen, ¿cómo sacaste tan buena nota? you hardly killed yourself studying for the exam, so how did you get such good marks?

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