quebrar

∗ ≈

to break

∗ verb

quebrar
transitive verb
1to break (romper); to destroy, to shatter (figurative) (esperanzas, ilusiones)
2to weaken (debilitar)
intransitive verb
3to go bankrupt (finance) (empresa)
4to turn (torcer) (Mexican Spanish)
quebrarse
pronomial verb
1to break (romperse)
  • quebrarse la cabeza (informal figurative) -> to rack o (Mexican Spanish) cudgel one's brains (United States)
2to break, to falter (voz)
3to give in, to throw in the towel (darse por vencido) (Am)

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quebrar [kay-brar’]
article & verb transitive
1To break (romper), to burst open; to cast asunder.
2To double, to twist (torcer).
3To interrupt, to intercept.
4To transgress a law, to violate a contract.
5To temper, to moderate.
6To spoil the bloom of the countenance.
7To overcome, to conquer.
8To diminish friendship, to dissolve a connection, or abandon a correspondence.
9To tone down.
verb neuter
10To fail, to be insolvent, to become bankrupt. (n)
verb reflexive
11To be ruptured, to labor under a rupture.
12To interrupt the continuity of hills or banks.
  • Quebrar amistad -> to cut acquaintance
  • Quebrar el corazón -> to break one’s heart
  • Quebrarse la cabeza -> to be oversolicitous in the pursuit of anything
(Yo quiebro, quiebre, from Quebrar. V. ALENTAR.

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quebrar
verbo:transitivo
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 (México) (familiar) (matar) to bump off; (familiar) waste; (familiar)
7
quebrantar quebrantar
verbo:intransitivo
1 (Economía) to fail; go bankrupt
2 (debilitarse) to weaken
3
quebrar con algn to break with sb
verbo:pronominal
quebrarse
1 to break; get broken; smash
2 (Med) to rupture

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Verb Conjugation for "quebrar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo quiebro quebré quebraba quebraré quiebre
Tú quiebras quebraste quebrabas quebrarás quiebres
Ella/Él/Usted quiebra quebró quebraba quebrará quiebre
Nosotros quebramos quebramos quebrábamos quebraremos quebremos
Vosotros quebráis quebrasteis quebrabais quebraréis quebréis
Ellos/Ustedes quiebran quebraron quebraban quebrarán quiebren
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