quiebra

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quiebra
ver quebrar
feminine noun
1bankruptcy (ruina); crash (en Bolsa)
  • quiebra fraudulenta (law) -> fraudulent bankruptcy
  • ir a la quiebra -> to go bankrupt
2collapse (pérdida)
  • quiebra moral -> moral bankruptcy

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quiebra [ke-ay'-brah]
noun
1Crack (grieta), fracture. (f)
2Gaping or opening of the ground. (f)
3Loss, damage. (f)
4Failure, bankruptcy. (f)
5Quiebras del terreno or de la tierra, undulations of the ground or surface. (f)

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quiebra
sustantivo:femenino
1 (Economía) bankruptcy
ir a la quiebra to go bankrupt
quiebra bancaria bank failure
quiebra fraudulenta fraudulent bankruptcy
quiebra voluntaria voluntary bankruptcy
2 (deterioro) breakdown
la quiebra de los valores tradicionales the breakdown of traditional values
3 (anticuado) (grieta) crack; fissure
4 (anticuado) (fracaso) failure
es algo que no tiene quiebra it just can't go wrong

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