quebrar

Etymology

From Old Portuguese quebrar, itself, through metathesis, from Latin crepāre, present active infinitive of crepō (“crack, creak”).

Verb

quebrar (first-person singular present quebro, first-person singular preterite quebrei, past participle quebrado)

1. to break
2. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of quebrar
3. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of quebrar

Etymology

From Old Portuguese quebrar, itself, through metathesis, from Latin crepāre, present active infinitive of crepō (“crack, creak”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-.

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /ke.ˈbɾa(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ke.ˈbɾa(ɻ)/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɨ.ˈβɾaɾ/
• Hyphenation: que‧brar

Verb

quebrar (first-person singular present indicative quebro, past participle quebrado)

1. to break (to end up or cause to end up in two or more pieces that cannot easily be reassembled)
2. to fracture a bone
3. to break down (to stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether)
4. to break (to do that which is forbidden by a rule, promise, etc.)
5. to break (to ruin or be ruined financially)
6. (of a wave) to break (collapse into surf)
7. (figuratively) to beat up (to give a severe beating to)
8. to break (to set a new record)

Etymology

Through metathesis, from Latin crepāre, present active infinitive of crepō (“crack, creak”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-.

Verb

quebrar (first-person singular present quiebro, first-person singular preterite quebré, past participle quebrado)

1. (transitive) to break
2. (transitive) to bend, flex or twist
3. (intransitive) to go broke; to become bankrupt
4. (intransitive) to break up