broken Meaning

verb

Romper, quebrar

To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.

Examples :

"If the vase falls to the floor, it might break."

Si el jarrón cae al suelo, podría romperse.

verb

Dividir, fraccionar

To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.

Examples :

"Can you break a hundred-dollar bill for me?"

¿Puedes dividir un billete de cien dólares para mí?

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verb

Quebrar, desanimar

To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.

Examples :

"The constant criticism from her teachers broke her spirit, making her lose interest in her studies. "

Las críticas constantes de sus profesores quebraron su espíritu, haciéndola perder el interés en sus estudios.

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verb

Estar destrozado, abatido

To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.

Examples :

"My heart is breaking."

Mi corazón se está destrozando.

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verb

Interrumpir, romper, terminar

To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.

Examples :

"The teacher's announcement broke the flow of the lesson. "

El anuncio del profesor interrumpió el flujo de la lección.

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verb

Arruinar, llevar a la quiebra

To ruin financially.

Examples :

"The recession broke some small businesses."

La recesión llevó a la quiebra a algunas pequeñas empresas.

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verb

Violar, incumplir

To violate, to not adhere to.

Examples :

"He broke his vows by cheating on his wife."

Él violó sus votos al engañar a su esposa.

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verb

Remitir, ceder

(of a fever) To pass the most dangerous part of the illness; to go down, in terms of temperature.

Examples :

"His fever broke yesterday, and he felt much better today. "

Su fiebre remitió ayer y hoy se sintió mucho mejor.

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verb

Terminar

(of a spell of settled weather) To end.

Examples :

"The forecast says the hot weather will break by midweek."

El pronóstico dice que el clima caluroso terminará a mediados de semana.

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verb

Comenzar, estallar

(of a storm) To begin; to end.

Examples :

"Around midday the storm broke, and the afternoon was calm and sunny."

Alrededor del mediodía, la tormenta estalló y la tarde fue tranquila y soleada.

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verb

Amanecer, llegar

(of morning, dawn, day etc.) To arrive.

Examples :

"Morning has broken."

La mañana ha amanecido.

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verb

Romper, desequilibrar

To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage.

Examples :

"Changing the rules to let white have three extra queens would break chess."

Cambiar las reglas para permitir que las blancas tengan tres reinas extra desequilibraría el ajedrez.

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verb

Romper, averiar

To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.

Examples :

"Did you two break the trolley by racing with it?"

¿Ustedes dos rompieron el carrito al correr con él?

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verb

Romper, atravesar

To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.

Examples :

"break a seal"

Romper un sello

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verb

Romper, destrozar, perforar

To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce.

Examples :

"The cavalry were not able to break the British squares."

La caballería no pudo romper las formaciones cuadradas británicas.

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verb

Romper

(of a wave of water) To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.

Examples :

"The large wave broke into foamy white surf as it neared the shore. "

La gran ola rompió en espuma blanca al acercarse a la orilla.

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verb

Surgir, aparecer

To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.

Examples :

"The news of the new project broke into the team meeting, surprising everyone. "

La noticia del nuevo proyecto surgió en la reunión del equipo, sorprendiendo a todos.

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verb

Interrumpir, cesar

To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily.

Examples :

"The student broke his work on the essay because he had to attend his sister's birthday party. "

El estudiante interrumpió su trabajo en el ensayo porque tenía que asistir a la fiesta de cumpleaños de su hermana.

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verb

Amortiguar

To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath.

Examples :

"He survived the jump out the window because the bushes below broke his fall."

Sobrevivió al salto por la ventana porque los arbustos de abajo amortiguaron su caída.

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verb

Revelar, divulgar

To disclose or make known an item of news, etc.

Examples :

"The teacher broke the news that the school picnic was canceled. "

El profesor reveló la noticia de que el picnic escolar fue cancelado.

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verb

Hacerse audible de repente

(of a sound) To become audible suddenly.

Examples :

"The music suddenly broke out of the speakers, filling the room with loud sound. "

La música se hizo audible de repente desde los altavoces, llenando la habitación con un sonido fuerte.

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verb

Romper, interrumpir

To change a steady state abruptly.

Examples :

"His coughing broke the silence."

Su tos rompió el silencio.

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verb

Romperse, quebrarse

To suddenly become.

Examples :

"The arrest was standard, when suddenly the suspect broke ugly."

El arresto fue estándar, cuando de repente el sospechoso se quebró feo.

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verb

Mudar la voz

Of a male voice, to become deeper at puberty.

Examples :

"My son's voice broke during puberty, becoming much lower. "

La voz de mi hijo mudó durante la pubertad, volviéndose mucho más grave.

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verb

Quebrar, romperse

Of a voice, to alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men generally to go up, in women sometimes to go down; to crack.

Examples :

"His voice breaks when he gets emotional."

Su voz se quiebra cuando se emociona.

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verb

Romper, superar

To surpass or do better than (a specific number), to do better than (a record), setting a new record.

Examples :

"The team broke the school record for the 400-meter relay, setting a new time. "

El equipo rompió el récord escolar de relevos de 400 metros, estableciendo un nuevo tiempo.

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verb

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Examples :

"The vase fell and broke into many pieces. "

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verb

Degradar

(most often in the passive tense) To demote, to reduce the military rank of.

Examples :

"The sergeant was broken to a corporal for insubordination. "

El sargento fue degradado a cabo por insubordinación.

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verb

Romper, desconectar

To end (a connection), to disconnect.

Examples :

"My phone service was broken, so I couldn't call my mom. "

Mi servicio telefónico se interrumpió, así que no pude llamar a mi madre.

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verb

Desemulsionar

(of an emulsion) To demulsify.

Examples :

"The oil and water mixture in the salad dressing quickly broke. "

La mezcla de aceite y agua en el aderezo para ensalada se desemulsionó rápidamente.

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verb

Contraatacar

To counter-attack

Examples :

"The student broke the teacher's argument with a well-reasoned counterpoint. "

El estudiante contraatacó el argumento del profesor con un contrapunto bien razonado.

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verb

Revelar, divulgar

To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate.

Examples :

"The teacher broke the news of the upcoming exam to the class. "

El profesor reveló a la clase la noticia del próximo examen.

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verb

Quebrarse, debilitarse

To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.

Examples :

"After several weeks of illness, Sarah broke and felt too weak to attend school. "

Después de varias semanas de enfermedad, Sarah se quebró y se sintió demasiado débil para ir a la escuela.

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verb

Quebrar, ir a la quiebra

To fail in business; to become bankrupt.

Examples :

"The small bakery business broke last month, losing all its savings. "

El pequeño negocio de la panadería quebró el mes pasado, perdiendo todos sus ahorros.

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verb

Romper, quebrar

To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.

Examples :

"to break flax"

Romper el lino.

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verb

Destituir, cesar

To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.

Examples :

"The school board broke the principal for his handling of the student protests. "

La junta escolar destituyó al director por su manejo de las protestas estudiantiles.

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verb

Romper, quebrar

To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait.

Examples :

"to break into a run or gallop"

empezar a correr o a galopar

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verb

Romper, terminar una amistad

To fall out; to terminate friendship.

Examples :

"My best friend and I broke up after a fight over a school project. "

Mi mejor amigo y yo terminamos nuestra amistad después de una pelea por un proyecto escolar.

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verb

Interrumpir, romper

To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.

Examples :

"The computer program broke when I tried to save the document. "

El programa de la computadora se interrumpió cuando intenté guardar el documento.

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verb

Detener, interrumpir

To suspend the execution of a program during debugging so that the state of the program can be investigated.

Examples :

"The programmer broke the program to examine why the calculations were incorrect. "

El programador detuvo el programa para examinar por qué los cálculos eran incorrectos.

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adjective

Roto, quebrado

Fragmented, in separate pieces.

Examples :

"The vase was broken into many small pieces after the clumsy child bumped into it. "

El jarrón se rompió en muchos pedazos pequeños después de que el niño torpe lo golpeara.

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adjective

Incumplido, roto

(of a promise, etc) Breached; violated; not kept.

Examples :

"broken promises of neutrality"

Promesas incumplidas de neutralidad

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adjective

Roto, averiado

Non-functional; not functioning properly.

Examples :

"I think my doorbell is broken."

Creo que mi timbre está roto.

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adjective

Destrozado, hundido

(of a person) Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.

Examples :

"The bankruptcy and divorce, together with the death of his son, left him completely broken."

La bancarrota y el divorcio, junto con la muerte de su hijo, lo dejaron completamente destrozado.

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adjective

Arruinado, en bancarrota

Having no money; bankrupt, broke.

Examples :

"After losing his job, he was broken and had trouble paying his bills. "

Después de perder su trabajo, estaba en bancarrota y tenía problemas para pagar sus facturas.

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adjective

Accidentado, desigual

(of land) Uneven.

Examples :

"The hiking trail had a broken section of land, making it difficult to walk. "

El sendero tenía una sección de terreno accidentado, lo que dificultaba caminar.

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adjective

Roto, demasiado poderoso

(of a tactic or option) Overpowered; overly powerful; too powerful.

Examples :

"The new marketing campaign was so broken; it was too successful and overwhelmed our sales team. "

La nueva campaña de marketing era tan rota; tuvo demasiado éxito y abrumó a nuestro equipo de ventas.

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Meanings

Romper, quebrar

Examples :

"If the vase falls to the floor, it might break."

Si el jarrón cae al suelo, podría romperse.

Dividir, fraccionar

Examples :

"Can you break a hundred-dollar bill for me?"

¿Puedes dividir un billete de cien dólares para mí?

Quebrar, desanimar

Examples :

"The constant criticism from her teachers broke her spirit, making her lose interest in her studies. "

Las críticas constantes de sus profesores quebraron su espíritu, haciéndola perder el interés en sus estudios.

Estar destrozado, abatido

Examples :

"My heart is breaking."

Mi corazón se está destrozando.

Interrumpir, romper, terminar

Examples :

"The teacher's announcement broke the flow of the lesson. "

El anuncio del profesor interrumpió el flujo de la lección.

Arruinar, llevar a la quiebra

Examples :

"The recession broke some small businesses."

La recesión llevó a la quiebra a algunas pequeñas empresas.

Violar, incumplir

Examples :

"He broke his vows by cheating on his wife."

Él violó sus votos al engañar a su esposa.

Remitir, ceder

Examples :

"His fever broke yesterday, and he felt much better today. "

Su fiebre remitió ayer y hoy se sintió mucho mejor.

Terminar

Examples :

"The forecast says the hot weather will break by midweek."

El pronóstico dice que el clima caluroso terminará a mediados de semana.

Comenzar, estallar

Examples :

"Around midday the storm broke, and the afternoon was calm and sunny."

Alrededor del mediodía, la tormenta estalló y la tarde fue tranquila y soleada.

Amanecer, llegar

Examples :

"Morning has broken."

La mañana ha amanecido.

Romper, desequilibrar

Examples :

"Changing the rules to let white have three extra queens would break chess."

Cambiar las reglas para permitir que las blancas tengan tres reinas extra desequilibraría el ajedrez.

Romper, averiar

Examples :

"Did you two break the trolley by racing with it?"

¿Ustedes dos rompieron el carrito al correr con él?

Romper, atravesar

Examples :

"break a seal"

Romper un sello

Romper, destrozar, perforar

Examples :

"The cavalry were not able to break the British squares."

La caballería no pudo romper las formaciones cuadradas británicas.

Romper

Examples :

"The large wave broke into foamy white surf as it neared the shore. "

La gran ola rompió en espuma blanca al acercarse a la orilla.

Surgir, aparecer

Examples :

"The news of the new project broke into the team meeting, surprising everyone. "

La noticia del nuevo proyecto surgió en la reunión del equipo, sorprendiendo a todos.

Interrumpir, cesar

Examples :

"The student broke his work on the essay because he had to attend his sister's birthday party. "

El estudiante interrumpió su trabajo en el ensayo porque tenía que asistir a la fiesta de cumpleaños de su hermana.

Amortiguar

Examples :

"He survived the jump out the window because the bushes below broke his fall."

Sobrevivió al salto por la ventana porque los arbustos de abajo amortiguaron su caída.

Revelar, divulgar

Examples :

"The teacher broke the news that the school picnic was canceled. "