quebrar
to go bankrupt
Intransitive verb
- 1
(financial) to go bankrupt
Muchas empresas pequeñas quebraron durante la crisis.
- 2
(to break (e.g. a wave), to change direction) to break
Las olas quebran en la orilla.
Transitive verb
- 1
(to break, to fracture) to break
El impacto quebró la rama del árbol.
1(financial)to go bankrupt
Muchas empresas pequeñas quebraron durante la crisis.
Many small businesses went bankrupt during the crisis.Si el negocio no mejora, vamos a quebrar pronto.
If the business doesn't improve, we will go bankrupt soon.El restaurante quebró después de solo un año.
The restaurant went bankrupt after only one year.La empresa va a quebrar.
The company is going to go bankrupt.2(to break, to fracture)to break
El impacto quebró la rama del árbol.
The impact broke the branch of the tree.No intentes doblarlo, podrías quebrar el palo.
Don't try to bend it, you might break the stick.Se le quebró un hueso de la pierna al caer.
He broke a leg bone when he fell.No quiero quebrar mi promesa.
I don't want to break my promise.3(to break (e.g. a wave), to change direction)to break
Las olas quebran en la orilla.
The waves break on the shore.El viento fuerte hizo quebrar la vela del barco.
The strong wind made the boat's sail break/change direction.La luz se quiebra al pasar por el prisma.
Light breaks/refracts when passing through the prism.Él puede quebrar la rama.
He can break the branch.Forms
conditional indicative
1st singularquebraría
2nd singularquebrarías
3rd singularquebraría
1st pluralquebraríamos
2nd pluralquebraríais
3rd pluralquebrarían
future indicative
1st singularquebraré
2nd singularquebrarás
3rd singularquebrará
1st pluralquebraremos
2nd pluralquebraréis
3rd pluralquebrarán
gerund
quebrando
imperative affirmative
2nd singularquiebra
1st pluralquebremos
2nd pluralquebrad
imperative negative
2nd singularno quiebres
1st pluralno quebremos
2nd pluralno quebréis
imperfect indicative
1st singularquebraba
2nd singularquebrabas
3rd singularquebraba
1st pluralquebrábamos
2nd pluralquebrabais
3rd pluralquebraban
imperfect subjunctive
1st singularquebrara
2nd singularquebraras
3rd singularquebrara
1st pluralquebráramos
2nd pluralquebrarais
3rd pluralquebraran
infinitive
quebrar
participle
quebrado
pluperfect indicative
1st singularhabía quebrado
2nd singularhabías quebrado
3rd singularhabía quebrado
1st pluralhabíamos quebrado
2nd pluralhabíais quebrado
3rd pluralhabían quebrado
present indicative
1st singularquiebro
2nd singularquiebras
3rd singularquiebra
1st pluralquebramos
2nd pluralquebráis
3rd pluralquiebran
present perfect indicative
1st singularhe quebrado
2nd singularhas quebrado
3rd singularha quebrado
1st pluralhemos quebrado
2nd pluralhabéis quebrado
3rd pluralhan quebrado
present perfect subjunctive
1st singularhaya quebrado
2nd singularhayas quebrado
3rd singularhaya quebrado
1st pluralhayamos quebrado
2nd pluralhayáis quebrado
3rd pluralhayan quebrado
present subjunctive
1st singularquiebre
2nd singularquiebres
3rd singularquiebre
1st pluralquebremos
2nd pluralquebréis
3rd pluralquiebren
preterite indicative
1st singularquebré
2nd singularquebraste
3rd singularquebró
1st pluralquebramos
2nd pluralquebrasteis
3rd pluralquebraron