quebrar

v.

1 to break.

Ellos quebraron el vaso They broke the glass.

2 to weaken.

3 to go bankrupt (finance) (empresa).

La empresa quebró The company went bankrupt.

4 to turn (torcer). (Mexican Spanish)

5 to bankrupt, to break.

El banco quebró a la empresa The bank bankrupted the company.

6 to break up.

7 to kill, to murder, to assassinate, to slay.

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quebrar

Conjugation model [ACERTAR], like {{link=acertar}}acertar

► verbo transitivo

1 (romper, incumplir) to break

2 (doblar el cuerpo) to bend

3 figurado (interrumpir) to alter the course of, interrupt

■ ese incidente quebró el curso de la discusión that incident altered the course of the discussion

4 figurado (suavizar) to soften; (un color) to fade

► verbo intransitivo

1 FINANZAS to go bankrupt

2 figurado (flaquear) to weaken

► verbo pronominal quebrarse

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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verb

1) to break

2) go bankrupt

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1. VT

1) (=romper) to break, smash

2) (=doblar) [gen] to bend; [+ cuerpo] to bend (at the waist)

3) (=torcer) to twist

4) [+ proceso] (=interrumpir) to interrupt; (=modificar) to alter the course of, seriously interfere with

5) [+ color] to tone down

6) Méx * (=matar) to bump off *, waste *

7) = quebrantar 1., 2)

2. VI

1) (Econ) to fail, go bankrupt

2) (=debilitarse) to weaken

3)

quebrar con algn — to break with sb

3.

See:

quebrarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (esp AmL) <lápiz/rama> to snap; <vaso/plato> (romper) to break; (rajar) to crack

2) (AmL) <cartulina> to crease

3) (Méx fam) (matar) to kill

2.

quebrar vi

1) (Com) empresa/persona to go bankrupt

2) (cambiar de dirección) to turn

3) (AmC) (romper una relación) to break up

quebrar CON alguien — to break up with somebody

3.

quebrarse v pron

1) (esp AmL)

a) lápiz/rama to snap; vaso/plato (romperse) to break; (rajarse) to crack

b) <pierna/brazo> to break

se quebró un diente — he chipped his tooth

2) (Col) (arruinarse) to go bankrupt

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (esp AmL) <lápiz/rama> to snap; <vaso/plato> (romper) to break; (rajar) to crack

2) (AmL) <cartulina> to crease

3) (Méx fam) (matar) to kill

2.

quebrar vi

1) (Com) empresa/persona to go bankrupt

2) (cambiar de dirección) to turn

3) (AmC) (romper una relación) to break up

quebrar CON alguien — to break up with somebody

3.

quebrarse v pron

1) (esp AmL)

a) lápiz/rama to snap; vaso/plato (romperse) to break; (rajarse) to crack

b) <pierna/brazo> to break

se quebró un diente — he chipped his tooth

2) (Col) (arruinarse) to go bankrupt

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quebrar¹

¹ = fracture.

Ex: He will miss a month after fracturing his hand in practice.

* quebrarse = snap off.

quebrar²

² = go + belly up, fold, go + bust, go into + liquidation.

Ex: Our ISP (Internet Service Provider) went belly up 10 days ago and we have been unable to send & receive emails since.

Ex: By the mid-eighties, two of the big companies folded, but were replaced by a handful of small, independent firms = A mediados de los ochenta, dos de las grandes compañías quebraron, pero fueron sustituidas por un puñado de pequeñas empresas independientes.

Ex: If fuel pump prices are reduced drastically many petrol station operators will go bust.

Ex: When a company goes into liquidation, the directors cease to have control of the company, and the liquidator takes over.

* hacer quebrar = bankrupt.

* no quebrar = stay in + business.

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quebrar [A5 ]

vt

A (esp AmL)

1 ‹lápiz/palo› to snap

2 ‹vaso/plato› (romper) to break; (rajar) to crack

3 ‹diente› to chip

B (AmL) ‹cartulina› to crease

C (Méx fam) (matar) to kill, cut … down

D (AmL) (Dep) ‹servicio› to break; ‹marca/récord› to break

■ quebrar

vi

A (Com) «empresa» to go bankrupt, fail, go into liquidation; «persona» to go bankrupt

B

1 (cambiar de dirección) to turn

2 (mover las caderas) to sway at the hips

C (AmC) (romper una relación) to break up quebrar CON algn to break up WITH sb

■ quebrarse

v pron

A (esp AmL)

1 «lápiz/rama» to snap

2 «vaso/plato» (romperse) to break; (rajarse) to crack

3 (refl) ‹pierna/brazo› to break

se quebró un diente he chipped a tooth

B (Col) (arruinarse) to go bankrupt

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quebrar (conjugate quebrar) verbo transitivo
1 (esp AmL) ‹lápiz/rama› to snap;
‹vaso/plato› (romper) to break;
(rajar) to crack
2 (Méx fam) (matar) to kill
verbo intransitivo
1 (Com) [empresa/persona] to go bankrupt
2 (AmC) (romper una relación) to break up
quebrarse verbo pronominal
1 (esp AmL)

a) [lápiz/rama] to snap;

[vaso/plato] (romperse) to break;
(rajarse) to crack

b) ‹pierna/brazo› to break;

‹diente› to chip
2 (Col) (arruinarse) to go bankrupt
quebrar
I verbo transitivo
1 to break
2 (al bailar, moverse) para hacerlo bien tienes que quebrar la cintura, you've got to twist/bend at the waist if you want to do it well
II verbo intransitivo
1 Fin to go bankrupt
2 (hacer un quiebro) to dodge, swerve
'quebrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
partir
English:
bankrupt
- break
- break up
- business
- bust
- crash
- fail
- fold
- smash

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quebrar

♦ vt

1. [objeto] to break;

tanto peso puede quebrar la plancha de vidrio all that weight may cause the sheet of glass to break

2. [situación, proceso] to break;

el terrorismo pretende quebrar la estabilidad constitucional the terrorists are trying to destroy the constitutional order

3. [debilitar] [voz, salud] to weaken

4. [cintura] to bend;

al hacer este ejercicio, no se debe quebrar la cintura when doing this exercise you should avoid bending at the waist;

a fuerza de quebrar la cintura, atrae todas las miradas the way she swings her hips attracts a lot of attention

5. Col, Méx Fam [matar] to do in

♦ vi

1. [empresa] to go bankrupt

2. Méx [torcer] to turn;

en la esquina, quebré a la izquierda I turned left at the corner

♦ See also the pronominal verb quebrarse

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quebrar

I v/t break

II v/i COM go bankrupt

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quebrar {55} vt

1) romper: to break

2) doblar: to bend, to twist

quebrar vi

1) : to go bankrupt

2) : to fall out, to break up

♦ See also the reflexive verb quebrarse

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quebrar vb to go bankrupt