WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| quebranto nm | (decaimiento) | debilitation, weakening n |
| | | decay n |
| | El exceso de trabajo provocó un quebranto en su salud. |
| | The excess of work caused the debilitation of his health. |
| quebranto nm | (pérdida, daño) | devastation n |
| | | damage n |
| | El huracán provocó un quebranto en la economía de la ciudad. |
| | The hurricane caused the devastation of the city's economy. |
| Additional Translations |
| quebranto nm | figurado (aflicción, pena grande) | sadness, sorrow, grief n |
| | | devastation n |
| | Al leer la carta sintió un quebranto en su corazón. |
| | When he read the letter he felt a sadness (or: sorrow) in his heart. |
| quebranto nm | (quiebro en la voz) | break n |
| | | crack n |
| | El quebranto de su voz mostró lo afectado que estaba por la situación. |
| | The break in his voice showed how affected he was by the situation. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| quebrantar⇒ vtr | (traspasar: regla, ley) (law) | break⇒ vtr |
| | (formal) | infringe⇒, violate⇒ vtr |
| | Quebrantaron las normas de circulación al ir a 150 km/h por la autopista. |
| | They broke traffic regulations driving at 150 km/h on the motorway. |
| quebrantar vtr | (romper con violencia) | smash in vtr phrasal sep |
| | | smash⇒ vtr |
| | | shatter⇒ vtr |
| | Quebrantó la puerta de una patada. |
| | He smashed the door with a kick. |
| quebrantar vtr | (debilitar: ánimo, voluntad) | break⇒, shatter⇒, destroy⇒ vtr |
| | La pérdida de su hija lo quebrantó y acabó sufriendo una depresión. |
| | The loss of his daughter shattered him, and he ended up suffering from depression. |
| Additional Translations |
| quebrantarse⇒ v prnl | (debilitarse fortaleza) | break down vi phrasal |
| | Se quebrantó por la angustia al quedarse sin trabajo. |
| | She broke down from the stress brought on by being unemployed. |
| quebrantar⇒ vtr | (profanar algún lugar) | break into vtr phrasal insep |
| | (formal: sacred place) | violate⇒ vtr |
| | Quebrantaron todas las iglesias de la comarca buscando oro. |
| | They broke into all the churches in the region looking for gold. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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