quebrar
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verb
- to break, to snap, to shatterto smash or rupture
- to break (often in legal contexts), violate a law
- to bend, flex or twist
- to fail; to go broke; to become bankrupt; to go out of business; to crash, to go bust, to go under (used in political, economic and busines…
- to break up
Forms
Present
| I | quiebro |
|---|---|
| you | quiebras |
| he, she, it | quiebra |
| we | quebramos |
| you (plural) | quebráis |
| they | quiebran |
Preterite
| I | quebré |
|---|---|
| you | quebraste |
| he, she, it | quebró |
| we | quebramos |
| you (plural) | quebrasteis |
| they | quebraron |
Imperfect
| I | quebraba |
|---|---|
| you | quebrabas |
| he, she, it | quebraba |
| we | quebrábamos |
| you (plural) | quebrabais |
| they | quebraban |
Future
| I | quebraré |
|---|---|
| you | quebrarás |
| he, she, it | quebrará |
| we | quebraremos |
| you (plural) | quebraréis |
| they | quebrarán |
Conditional
| I | quebraría |
|---|---|
| you | quebrarías |
| he, she, it | quebraría |
| we | quebraríamos |
| you (plural) | quebraríais |
| they | quebrarían |
Subjunctive
| I | quiebre |
|---|---|
| you | quiebres |
| he, she, it | quiebre |
| we | quebremos |
| you (plural) | quebréis |
| they | quiebren |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | quebrara / quebrase |
|---|---|
| you | quebraras / quebrases |
| he, she, it | quebrara / quebrase |
| we | quebráramos / quebrásemos |
| you (plural) | quebrarais / quebraseis |
| they | quebraran / quebrasen |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- La rama se puede quebrar con el peso de la fruta.The branch can break with the weight of the fruit.B1Otra vez, por favor (19) — Once more, please (19) (B1)
- La compañía quebró en 1889, en un escándalo que hundió a muchos políticos franceses.The company went bankrupt in 1889, in a scandal that brought down many French politicians.B1El canal de Panamá — The Panama Canal
- La forma se llama copla de pie quebrado: dos versos largos y uno corto, una y otra vez.The form is called copla de pie quebrado: two long lines and a short one, over and over.B1Las coplas de Manrique — Manrique's Coplas