¿Sabías que...?: Consejo y concejo suenan exactamente igual en la mayoría de los acentos del mundo hispano. Entonces, ¿Cómo distinguirlos?
quebrar / to break
 
quebrar  
A. -transitive verb
1. (=romper)   to break,   smash
2. (=doblar)   (generally)   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. (Mexicoéx)   *
(=matar)   to bump off *,   waste *
7. quebrantar  
B. -intransitive verb
1. (finance)   to fail,   go bankrupt
2. (=debilitarse)   to weaken
3. ·quebrar con somebody, someone
·to break with somebody
C.
-pronominal verb
1. to break,   get broken,   smash
2. (medicine)   to rupture
 
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged and Audio Headword Pronunciation (Spanish) 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co Ltd. 1971,1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992,1993,1996,1997,2000,2003,2005.
Search another word or see quebrar on Dictionary | Thesaurus
Word of the Day
leg
Phrase of the Day
Without warning /prior notice

Travel Narrative
Primer encuentro: ¡Encantada! / My roommate: first encounter
Copyright ©  2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
About PRIVACY POLICY Terms API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Suggest a Word Help