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See also: quebrá
Galician
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]quebra m (plural quebras)
- Alternative form of creba
Verb
[edit]quebra
- inflection of quebrar:
Portuguese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɛbɾɐ
- Hyphenation: que‧bra
Etymology 1
[edit]From quebrar (“to break”).
Noun
[edit]quebra f (plural quebras)
- break; breaking (the act of breaking)
- Synonyms: fratura, ruptura, quebramento, quebração, quebradura
- Ouvi a quebra de pratos. ― I heard the breaking of plates.
- breach; break (space that opens between things)
- interruption (time during which there is a cessation of a service)
- Synonyms: interrupção, cessamento, parada
- A quebra no fornecimento de energia deixou a cidade escura. ― The interruption of the delivery of electricity left the city dark.
- breach (breaking up of a relationship or obligation)
- Pagaram uma multa por quebra de contrato. ― They paid a fine for breach of contract.
- bankruptcy (lack of funds to pay debts or continue in operation)
- Synonyms: falência, bancarrota
- A quebra da companhia deixou a família na miséria. ― The company’s bankruptcy left the family in misery.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]quebra m (plural quebras)
- (Brazil, slang) in driving school, a bribe given to the instructor in order to pass the driving test
- 2019 September 13, Pietra Alcântara, “Minha primeira habilitação”, in Pé na Estrada, São Paulo: Trucão Comunicações:
- Minha maior preocupação era o tão temido “quebra” – o suborno que os alunos dão à autoescola para não serem reprovados nos exames. A famosa “carta comprada”.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Adjective
[edit]quebra m or f (plural quebras)
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Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
[edit]quebra
- inflection of quebrar:
Further reading
[edit]- “quebra”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “quebra” in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “quebra” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “quebra”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “quebra”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “quebra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
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- Rhymes:Galician/ɛbɾa
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- Galician nouns with irregular gender
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/ɛbɾɐ
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