resquebrar
Spanish, verb/reskeˈbɾaɾ/
resquebrar is spelled R-E-S-Q-U-E-B-R-A-R (10 letters). Resquebrar is a Spanish verb meaning “to be on the verge of bankruptcy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Comenzar, un material sólido, a rajarse, henderse, quebrarse o romperse, generalmente por estar sometido a…”.
What does resquebrar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to be on the verge of bankruptcy
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Comenzar, un material sólido, a rajarse, henderse, quebrarse o romperse, generalmente por estar sometido a condiciones que rebasan su capacidad de permanecer íntegro.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of resquebrar
- resquiebro first-person present singular
- resquebré first-person preterite singular
- resquebrado participle past
- e-ie alternation
- resquebrando gerund
- resquebrada feminine participle past
- resquebrados masculine participle past
- resquebradas feminine participle past
- resquiebras indicative informal present
- resquebrás indicative informal present
- resquiebra indicative present singular
- resquebramos first-person indicative plural
- resquebráis indicative plural present
- resquiebran indicative plural present
- resquebraba first-person imperfect indicative
- resquebrabas imperfect indicative second-person
- resquebrábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- resquebrabais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce resquebrar?
- /reskeˈbɾaɾ/
- [res.keˈβ̞ɾaɾ]
- [reskeˈβ̞ɾaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.