La palabra del día: quebrar

Question

quebrar - to break, to destroy, to shatter, to snap, to crack; to twist, to bend

Post your sentences in Spanish and English, then vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the biggest number of votes and language correctness.

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Algunos bancos quebraron a causa de especulaciones que llevaron a la burbuja financiera.

Some banks went bankrupt because of speculations that lead to the financial bubble.

• Corregid mi español, por favor :)) - Issabela Feb 2, 2010

Answer 1

"Cuando aceptaste el dinero, quebraste la ley," dijo el juez a la mujer de mal vivir.

"When you accepted the money, you broke the law," said the judge to the streetwalker.

• divertidísimo - Rivergreen Feb 2, 2010
• ... y sin errores!!! - Benz Feb 2, 2010
• ojo por ojo, diente por diente, pero por qué amor por dinero? ;)) - Issabela Feb 2, 2010

Answer 2

Estaba tan enojada que tiré una taza contra la pared. Se quebró en un millón de pedazos.

I was so angry that I threw a cup at the wall. It shattered into a million pieces.

• una taza contra la pared... - Benz Feb 2, 2010
• Gracias. - LaBurra Feb 2, 2010

Answer 3

Arnold dijo, "Hasta la vista, Baby," y el terminador T2000 se quebró en pedazos.

Arnold said, "Hasta la vista, Baby," and the T2000 terminator shattered to pieces.

• ... T2000 se quebró en pedazos. - Benz Feb 2, 2010

Answer 4

Galileo Galilei paid with his freedom to break old theories.

Galileo Galilei pagó con su libertad por romper antiguas teorias.

• Hi meli...don't forget to use the word of the day in your sentence...also typos: teories = theories; freedon = freedom; wiht = with - Izanoni1 Feb 2, 2010
• Hi Izanoni I am today silly.. I used"to break"-romper ór destrozar, It all the same to me - melipiru Feb 2, 2010
• Galileo Galilei paid (not ..he paid). Nice sentence! - LeslieW Feb 2, 2010

Answer 5

Quebré mi silencio y testifiqué contra el perpetrador. I boke my silence and testified against the perpetrator.

• Sounds very good!!! - Benz Feb 2, 2010

Answer 6

El negocio de mi hermano quebró

My brother went out of business

Answer 7

Me quiebro mi cabeza para inventar frases intelegentes por la palabra del día, pero más a menudo todo mi pensamiento conduce a la nada.

I rack my brain to invent clever sentences for the word of the day, but most often all my thinking leads to naught.

• The usual expression in Spanigh would be: "Me rompo la cabeza...." jajajaja please don't!! - Benz Feb 2, 2010

Answer 8

Mi madre quebro la ley. My mother broke the law.

• quebró (with accent) - Benz Feb 2, 2010

Answer 9

James Bond querbró el banco en la peligula "Casino Royale". James Bond broke the bank en the movie "Casino Royale".

Answer 10

Era un dia normal y estaba andando por el parque; de repente, un arbol enfrente de mi cara quebró. Entonces,no había ningún ruido ... It was an ordinary day and I was walking through the park; Suddenly, a tree in front of my face fell. Then , there was no noise...

• ordinary means común in this context...árbol... - Benz Feb 2, 2010

Answer 11

Se me quebraría el corazón el dia que casara Shakira!

It would break my heart, the day that Shakira marries!

• Se me quebrará el corazón el día que se case Shakira! o Se me quebraría el corazón si Shakira se casara - Benz Feb 2, 2010

Answer 12

Se le quebró la voz cuando les estaba dando un discurso.

He broke his voice when he was giving a speech to them.

Answer 13

Quebré el espejo y ahora tendré siete años de suerte malo.

I broke the mirror and now I'll have seven years of bad luck.

• Corrijanme, por favor. - LeslieW Feb 2, 2010
• Quebré el espejo y ahora tendré siete años de mala suerte - RicardoP Feb 2, 2010

Answer 14

El Hombre de la Ayuda de Kool dice "¡Ah Sí!" antes que él quiebre una pared.

The Kool Aid Man says "Oh Yeah!" before he breaks a wall.

(I'm sure I have the verb conjugated incorrectly.)

Answer 15

Quiebro palabras. I twist words.