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quebrado

broken

adjective keh-BRAH-doh Rare

Also means

bankrupt

Usage Note

Quebrado is the past participle of quebrar used as an adjective. In finance, estar quebrado or declararse quebrado means 'to be bankrupt' — distinct from the informal estar sin dinero ('to be broke'). In some Latin American countries it also describes a person as 'broke' in everyday speech.

Examples

"El jarrón quedó quebrado en el suelo."

Natural Translation

The vase ended up broken on the floor.

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