quebrantar

From Vulgar Latin *crepantāre, from Latin crepāns, present participle of crepō.

quebrantar (first-person singular present quebranto, first-person singular preterite quebrantei, past participle quebrantado)

1. to evil-eye (cast an evil-eye upon)

   Synonym: enguiçar

2. inflection of quebrantar:
   1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
   2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive

From Vulgar Latin *crepantāre, from Latin crepans, present participle of crepō.

• IPA^(key): /kebɾanˈtaɾ/ [ke.β̞ɾãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: que‧bran‧tar

quebrantar (first-person singular present quebranto, first-person singular preterite quebranté, past participle quebrantado)

1. to break (physically)

   Synonyms: (Asturias) frañer, romper

2. (figuratively) to break (e.g. someone's spirit, one's faith or trust, one's power)
3. (figuratively) to break, to breach (e.g. peace, the rules, a policy, a principle)
4. (reflexive) to break down, to be broken (typically used figuratively)

• quebrantamiento
• inquebrantable
• quebrantahuesos
• quebrantar la ley (“to break the law”)
• quebrantar los mandamientos (“to break the commandments”)

• quebrar

• “quebrantar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014