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broken meaning in Spanish

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broken (completely defeated and dispirited)
adjective
[UK: ˈbrəʊkən]
[US: ˈbroʊkən]

derrotadoadjective

descorazonadoadjective

destrozadoadjective

broken (disconnected)
adjective
[UK: ˈbrəʊkən]
[US: ˈbroʊkən]

desconectadoadjective

broken (fragmented)
adjective
[UK: ˈbrəʊkən]
[US: ˈbroʊkən]

quebradoadjectiveThis is broken. = Esto está quebrado.

rotoadjectiveThat's broken. = Eso está roto.

broken (having no money)
adjective
[UK: ˈbrəʊkən]
[US: ˈbroʊkən]

brujaadjective

secoadjective

broken (having the bone in pieces, fractured)
adjective
[UK: ˈbrəʊkən]
[US: ˈbroʊkən]

fracturadoadjective

broken (not working properly)
adjective
[UK: ˈbrəʊkən]
[US: ˈbroʊkən]

averiadoadjectiveMy car has broken down. = Mi coche está averiado.

descompuestoadjectiveThis is broken. = Esto está descompuesto.

estropeadoadjectiveThis is broken. = Esto está estropeado.

broken (of a line: dashed)
adjective
[UK: ˈbrəʊkən]
[US: ˈbroʊkən]

discontinuoadjective

broken (of skin: split or ruptured)
adjective
[UK: ˈbrəʊkən]
[US: ˈbroʊkən]

cortadoadjective

broken (poorly spoken)
adjective
[UK: ˈbrəʊkən]
[US: ˈbroʊkən]

chapurreadoadjectiveI was relieved that you could understand my broken English. = Fue un alivio que pudieras entender mi inglés chapurreado.

deslavazadoadjective

macarrónicoadjective

broken (uneven of relief, cut by valleys)
adjective
[UK: ˈbrəʊkən]
[US: ˈbroʊkən]

disparejoadjective

irregularadjective

break [broke, broken, breaking, breaks] (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)
verb
[UK: breɪk]
[US: ˈbreɪk]

romperseverb

break [broke, broken, breaking, breaks] (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)
verb
[UK: breɪk]
[US: ˈbreɪk]

descomponerseverb

break [broke, broken, breaking, breaks] (of a spell of weather: to end)
verb
[UK: breɪk]
[US: ˈbreɪk]

cambiarverb

break [broke, broken, breaking, breaks] (transitive: to cause to stop functioning)
verb
[UK: breɪk]
[US: ˈbreɪk]

descomponerverb

break [broke, broken, breaking, breaks] (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)
verb
[UK: breɪk]
[US: ˈbreɪk]

quebrarverbIt didn't break. = No se quebró.

romperverb

broken heart (feeling of grief or loss)
noun

corazón partidonoun
{m}

broken record (Someone or something that constantly repeats itself, causing annoyance)
noun

disco rayadonoun
{m}

my car has broken down phrase

mi coche se ha estropeadophrase

se me ha estropeado el cochephrase

rules are made to be broken (it is acceptable to break rules)
phrase

las reglas están hechas para rompersephrase

las reglas se hicieron para rompersephrase

the pitcher goes so often to the well that it is broken at last (When you use a thing too much, it ultimately breaks)
phrase

tanto va el cántaro a la fuente que al final se rompephrase