Quebrada in english
Ravine
pronunciation: rəvin part of speech: noun
pronunciation: rəvin part of speech: noun
In gestures
quebrar1 = fracture.
Example: He will miss a month after fracturing his hand in practice.more:
» la mujer honrada, la pierna quebrada y en casa = a woman's place is in the home .
Example: Research shows that the majority of people believe that a woman's place is in the home.» quebrarse = snap off .
Example: The jet ultimately shot up fully vertically -- at which point the wings snapped off and the whole works careened down into the ocean.quebrar2 = go + belly up ; fold ; go + bust ; go into + liquidation ; go into + administration ; go into + receivership ; go into + bankruptcy ; go + bankrupt.
Example: Our ISP (Internet Service Provider) went belly up 10 days ago and we have been unable to send & receive emails since.Example: By the mid-eighties, two of the big companies folded, but were replaced by a handful of small, independent firms = By the mid-eighties, two of the big companies folded, but were replaced by a handful of small, independent firms.Example: If fuel pump prices are reduced drastically many petrol station operators will go bust.Example: When a company goes into liquidation, the directors cease to have control of the company, and the liquidator takes over.Example: Dundee have been docked four points as a result of going into administration.Example: The company's employees face the likelihood of being made jobless after it went into receivership this week.Example: I am truly ashamed to have gone into bankruptcy and I don't know when I will recover emotionally from this experience.Example: One version of the story has the emperor going bankrupt.more:
» hacer quebrar = bankrupt .
Example: As a writer on the publishing of scholarly books in the USA once put it, 'A book that would bankrupt a scholarly publisher does not fall within the proper domain of scholarly publishing'.» no quebrar = stay in + business ; keep + Posesivo + head above the water ; stay + afloat ; hold + Posesivo + head above the water .
Example: The business of libraries is staying in business. Example: Librarians must help libraries keep their heads above water in a difficult economic climate. Example: Record-high bank fees are making it harder for consumers to stay financially afloat. Example: We finally are holding our heads above the water with our finances and I have a good job and my son is in daycare.