Break
pronunciation: breɪk
part of speech: verb, noun
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.
Quiebre synonyms
go
in spanish: ir,
pronunciation: goʊ
part of speech: verb
check
in spanish: comprobar,
pronunciation: tʃek
part of speech: verb, noun
develop
in spanish: desarrollar,
pronunciation: dɪveləp
part of speech: verb
bust
in spanish: busto,
pronunciation: bʌst
part of speech: noun
burst
in spanish: ráfaga,
pronunciation: bɜrst
part of speech: verb, noun
wear
in spanish: vestir,
pronunciation: wer
part of speech: verb, noun
split
in spanish: división,
pronunciation: splɪt
part of speech: verb, noun
stop
in spanish: detener,
pronunciation: stɑp
part of speech: verb, noun
give
in spanish: dar,
pronunciation: gɪv
part of speech: verb
breach
in spanish: incumplimiento,
pronunciation: britʃ
part of speech: noun
better
in spanish: mejor,
pronunciation: betɜr
part of speech: adjective, adverb
part
in spanish: parte,
pronunciation: pɑrt
part of speech: noun
crack
in spanish: grieta,
pronunciation: kræk
part of speech: noun, verb
die
in spanish: morir,
pronunciation: daɪ
part of speech: verb, noun
separate
in spanish: separar,
pronunciation: sepɜreɪt
part of speech: adjective, verb
recess
in spanish: recreo,
pronunciation: rɪses
part of speech: noun
respite
in spanish: respiro,
pronunciation: respɪt
part of speech: noun
reveal
in spanish: revelar,
pronunciation: rɪvil
part of speech: verb
fracture
in spanish: fractura,
pronunciation: fræktʃɜr
part of speech: noun
fault
in spanish: culpa,
pronunciation: fɔlt
part of speech: noun
gap
in spanish: brecha,
pronunciation: gæp
part of speech: noun
expose
in spanish: exponer,
pronunciation: ɪkspoʊz
part of speech: verb
bump
in spanish: bache,
pronunciation: bʌmp
part of speech: noun, verb
collapse
in spanish: colapso,
pronunciation: kəlæps
part of speech: noun, verb
impart
in spanish: impartir,
pronunciation: ɪmpɑrt
part of speech: verb
fail
in spanish: fallar,
pronunciation: feɪl
part of speech: verb
rift
in spanish: grieta,
pronunciation: rɪft
part of speech: noun
discover
in spanish: descubrir,
pronunciation: dɪskʌvɜr
part of speech: verb
declare
in spanish: declarar,
pronunciation: dɪkler
part of speech: verb
interrupt
in spanish: interrumpir,
pronunciation: ɪntɜrʌpt
part of speech: verb
relegate
in spanish: relegar,
pronunciation: reləgeɪt
part of speech: verb
damp
in spanish: húmedo,
pronunciation: dæmp
part of speech: adjective
ruin
in spanish: ruina,
pronunciation: ruən
part of speech: noun, verb
founder
in spanish: fundador,
pronunciation: faʊndɜr
part of speech: noun
divulge
in spanish: divulgar,
pronunciation: dɪvʌldʒ
part of speech: verb
disclose
in spanish: revelar,
pronunciation: dɪskloʊz
part of speech: verb
offend
in spanish: ofender,
pronunciation: əfend
part of speech: verb
rupture
in spanish: ruptura,
pronunciation: rʌptʃɜr
part of speech: noun
pause
in spanish: pausa,
pronunciation: pɔz
part of speech: noun
suspension
in spanish: suspensión,
pronunciation: səspenʃən
part of speech: noun
disruption
in spanish: ruptura,
pronunciation: dɪsrʌpʃən
part of speech: noun
erupt
in spanish: estallar,
pronunciation: ɪrʌpt
part of speech: verb
violate
in spanish: violar,
pronunciation: vaɪəleɪt
part of speech: verb
breakout
in spanish: fugarse,
pronunciation: breɪkaʊt
part of speech: noun
transgress
in spanish: transgredir,
pronunciation: trænzgres
part of speech: verb
dampen
in spanish: humedecer,
pronunciation: dæmpən
part of speech: verb
break down
in spanish: Descompostura,
pronunciation: breɪkdaʊn
part of speech: verb
bankrupt
in spanish: arruinado,
pronunciation: bæŋkrəpt
part of speech: adjective
severance
in spanish: ruptura,
pronunciation: sevɜrəns
part of speech: noun
demote
in spanish: degradar,
pronunciation: dɪmoʊt
part of speech: verb
interruption
in spanish: interrupción,
pronunciation: ɪntɜrʌpʃən
part of speech: noun
soften
in spanish: ablandar,
pronunciation: sɑfən
part of speech: verb
discontinue
in spanish: interrumpir,
pronunciation: dɪskəntɪnju
part of speech: verb
weaken
in spanish: debilitar,
pronunciation: wikən
part of speech: verb
breaking
in spanish: rotura,
pronunciation: breɪkɪŋ
part of speech: noun
break out
in spanish: fugarse,
pronunciation: breɪkaʊt
part of speech: verb
break up
in spanish: dividir,
pronunciation: breɪkʌp
part of speech: verb
intermission
in spanish: descanso,
pronunciation: ɪntɜrmɪʃən
part of speech: noun
breakage
in spanish: rotura,
pronunciation: breɪkɪdʒ
part of speech: noun
hold on
in spanish: Espere,
pronunciation: hoʊldɑn
part of speech: verb
give away
in spanish: regalar,
pronunciation: gɪvəweɪ
part of speech: verb
intermit
in spanish: intermitir,
pronunciation: ɪntɜrmɪt
part of speech: verb
bring out
in spanish: sacar,
pronunciation: brɪŋaʊt
part of speech: verb
get out
in spanish: salí,
pronunciation: getaʊt
part of speech: verb
time out
in spanish: se acabó el tiempo,
pronunciation: taɪmaʊt
part of speech: noun
infract
in spanish: infracción,
pronunciation: ɪnfrækt
part of speech: verb
jailbreak
in spanish: fuga,
pronunciation: dʒeɪlbriək
part of speech: noun
get around
in spanish: llegar,
pronunciation: getɜraʊnd
part of speech: verb
break-dance
in spanish: break dance,
pronunciation: breɪkdæns
part of speech: verb
give out
in spanish: repartir,
pronunciation: gɪvaʊt
part of speech: verb
break in
in spanish: irrumpir,
pronunciation: breɪkɪn
part of speech: verb
break off
in spanish: romper,
pronunciation: breɪkɔf
part of speech: verb
wear out
in spanish: desgastar,
pronunciation: weraʊt
part of speech: verb
good luck
in spanish: buena suerte,
pronunciation: gʊdlʌk
part of speech: noun
fault line
in spanish: Línea de falla,
pronunciation: fɔltlaɪn
part of speech: noun
give way
in spanish: Ceder el paso,
pronunciation: gɪvweɪ
part of speech: verb
cave in
in spanish: rendirse a,
pronunciation: keɪvɪn
part of speech: noun, verb
fall apart
in spanish: desmoronarse,
pronunciation: fɔləpɑrt
part of speech: verb
break away
in spanish: separarse,
pronunciation: breɪkəweɪ
part of speech: verb
fall in
in spanish: desplomarse,
pronunciation: fɔlɪn
part of speech: verb
split up
in spanish: separar,
pronunciation: splɪtʌp
part of speech: noun, verb
let on
in spanish: dejar en,
pronunciation: letɑn
part of speech: verb
go against
in spanish: Ir en contra,
pronunciation: goʊəgenst
part of speech: verb
let out
in spanish: dejar salir,
pronunciation: letaʊt
part of speech: verb
falling out
in spanish: caiga,
pronunciation: fɑlɪŋaʊt
part of speech: noun
conk out
in spanish: escoñarse,
pronunciation: kɑŋkaʊt
part of speech: verb
gaolbreak
in spanish: gaolbreak,
pronunciation: geɪoʊlbriək
part of speech: noun
break dance
in spanish: break dance,
pronunciation: breɪkdæns
part of speech: noun, verb
prisonbreak
in spanish: fuga de la prisión,
pronunciation: prɪzənbrik
part of speech: noun
come apart
in spanish: romperse,
pronunciation: kʌməpɑrt
part of speech: verb
geological fault
in spanish: falla geológica,
pronunciation: dʒiəlɑdʒɪkəlfɔlt
part of speech: noun
snap off
in spanish: romper,
pronunciation: snæpɔf
part of speech: verb
prison-breaking
in spanish: romper la prisión,
pronunciation: prɪzənbreɪkɪŋ
part of speech: noun
kick downstairs
in spanish: patear abajo,
pronunciation: kɪkdaʊnsterz
part of speech: verb
open frame
in spanish: Marco abierto,
pronunciation: oʊpənfreɪm
part of speech: noun
break of serve
in spanish: descanso del servicio,
pronunciation: breɪkʌvsɜrv
part of speech: noun
happy chance
in spanish: oportunidad feliz,
pronunciation: hæpitʃæns
part of speech: noun
abrupt change
in spanish: cambio abrupto,
pronunciation: əbrʌpttʃeɪndʒ