Also means
to split
Usage Note
Resquebrajar means to cause surface cracks or fissures in something hard — walls, ceramics, or metaphorically relationships and institutions. It is often used reflexively: la pared se resquebrajó ('the wall cracked'). The related noun is resquebrajamiento ('cracking, splintering'). It is more vivid and specific than the simple romper ('to break'), implying a network of fine cracks rather than a clean break.
Examples
"El calor resquebrajó la pintura del muro."
Natural Translation
The heat cracked the paint on the wall.
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