fracturar

to fracture

verb frak-too-RAHR Rare

Origin: Latin fractura (a break), from frangere (to break).

Also means

to break

Usage Note

Fracturar is both transitive (fracturar un hueso, 'to fracture a bone') and reflexive (se fracturó la muñeca, 'she fractured her wrist'). In geology and politics it also describes splitting or rupturing (fracturar la coalición, 'to fracture the coalition'). It is more precise and formal than romper ('to break') when a medical or structural fracture is meant.

Examples

"Se fracturó el brazo durante el partido."

Natural Translation

He fractured his arm during the match.

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