quebrar

to break, to go bankrupt

k e ˈb ɾ a ɾ
quebr break + ar Infinitive
verb Rare #37,986
to break
SP: Ten cuidado para no quebrar el vaso.
EN: Be careful not to break the glass.
to go bankrupt Often used when talking about a business or company.
SP: La empresa podría quebrar este año.
EN: The company could go bankrupt this year.
Conjugation of quebrar
quebrar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third quebró —
Past
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First quebraré —
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First quebraré —
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third quiebra —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third quiebra —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second quiebra —

Bancos como éste lo hicieron quebrar.

Banks like this one caused it to go bankrupt.

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

Seis mil no serán suficientes para quebrar las filas de Mordor.

Six thousand will not be enough to break the ranks of Mordor.

— El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey (2003)

Es hora de quebrar a esta perra.

It's time to break this bitch.

— Anora (2024)

No, yo voy a quebrar.

No, I'm going bankrupt.

— Tropa de élite (2007)

Él sabe como quebrar la ley sin ser atrapado.

He knows how to break the law without getting caught.

Antes doblar que quebrar.

Better to bend than break.

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