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"Quebrado" is a form of "quebrado", an adjective which is often translated as "bankrupt". "Quebrar" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "to break". Learn more about the difference between "quebrar" and "quebrado" below.
quebrar(
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brahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to smash)
2. (legal)
a. to break
"Sra. Rodríguez, su hija quebró varias leyes este fin de semana," dijo el oficial."Mrs. Rodriguez, your daughter broke several laws this weekend," said the official.
a. to bend
No creo que vayas a poder quebrar ese tubo de plástico.I don't think you're going to be able to bend that plastic tube.
4. (colloquial) (to kill) (Central America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
a. to off (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Quebraron al socio por mentir al jefe.They offed the partner for lying to the boss.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to go bankrupt
La empresa de mi cuñado casi quebró el año pasado.My brother's company nearly went bankrupt last year.
b. to fail
Quebraron muchos negocios después de la crisis económica.Many businesses failed after the economic crisis.
quebrarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
6. (to smash)
quebrado(
keh
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brah
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doh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (finance)
a. bankrupt
La empresa está quebrada y con muchas deudas.The business is bankrupt and heavily in debt.
2. (irregular)
a. uneven (road or path)
Un camino quebrado conduce hacia la montaña.An uneven path leads up to the mountain.
b. rough (road or path)
La llanta se me ponchó por el camino tan quebrado.I got a flat tire as a result of the rough track.
3. (hesitant)
4. (damaged)
c. fractured (medicine)
Tendrán que hacerte una radiografía para determinar si el hueso está quebrado.You'll need to have an X-ray to find out whether the bone is fractured.
d. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
La radiografía confirmó que tengo el brazo quebrado.The X-ray confirmed that I've broken my arm.
Usted tiene la cadera quebrada y tendremos que operarlo.You've broken your hip and will need to have an operation.
5. (weakened)
a. broken
Lourdes tiene el espíritu quebrado desde su separación.Lourdes's spirit has been broken since her separation.
b. shattered
La muerte de mi padre dejó completamente quebrada a la familia.The death of my father left my family completely shattered.
c. distraught
Visité a Luis en el hospital y se veía quebrado de dolor.I visited Luis at the hospital and found him distraught with pain.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
