What does quebradiço in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word quebradiço in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use quebradiço in Portuguese.

The word quebradiço in Portuguese means fragile, easily broken, brittle, quebradiço, frágil, quebradiço, quebrável, farelento, quebradiço, tornar-se quebradiço. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word quebradiço

fragile, easily broken, brittle

quebradiço

adjective (hard but breaks easily)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
O médico disse que Alan tinha ossos quebradiços.
The doctor said that Alan had brittle bones.

frágil, quebradiço

adjective (easily broken)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Be careful with that glass vase; it's fragile.

quebrável

adjective (object: fragile) (objeto: frágil)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Remember to pack anything breakable in bubblewrap.

farelento, quebradiço

adjective (tending to flake or break)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
The pie crust is too crumbly; did you add enough butter?

tornar-se quebradiço

intransitive verb (become brittle)

The boiled sugar brittles as it cools.

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