Quebrantado (en. Broken)

/kebranˈtado/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
adjective
Broken or fractured.
The glass is broken from the fall.
El cristal está quebrantado por la caída.
Weakened, in a state of damage or suffering.
His spirit is broken after the news.
Su ánimo está quebrantado tras la noticia.
Violated or transgressed in terms of principles or laws.
It is considered that human rights were violated in that incident.
Se considera que los derechos humanos fueron quebrantados en ese incidente.

Etymology

It comes from the verb 'quebrar', which has its origin in the Latin 'crepare'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

broken by pain
To feel great emotional or physical suffering.
quebrantado por el dolor
broken in his faith
To lose trust or belief in something.
quebrantado en su fe
broken by adversities
To be negatively affected by problems or difficulties.
quebrantado por las adversidades

Related Words

quebranto
State of being broken, suffering.
quebranto
quebrar
To break or fracture something, to make something stop being in its normal state.
quebrar
quebrantamiento
The action of breaking, violation of something.
quebrantamiento

Slang Meanings

In a bad emotional state.
After the breakup, he is completely broken.
Después de la ruptura, está completamente quebrantado.
Hopeless or despairing.
That project is broken, it has no solution.
Ese proyecto está quebrantado, ya no tiene solución.