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Summary

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brittle:
- frágil; quebradizo; desmenuzable; crepitante; crocante; crujiente; costroso; cortezudo; fácilmente desmenuzable
Wiktionary:
- brittle → crocante
- brittle → frágil, quebradizo, friable
- brittle → quebradizo

English

Detailed Translations for brittle from English to Spanish

brittle:

brittle adj

brittle (crumbly; crisp)
frágil; quebradizo; desmenuzable; crepitante
- frágil adj
- quebradizo adj
- desmenuzable adj
- crepitante adj
brittle (crisp)
crocante
- crocante adj
brittle (crisp)
quebradizo; crujiente; costroso; crepitante; cortezudo; fácilmente desmenuzable
- quebradizo adj
- crujiente adj
- costroso adj
- crepitante adj
- cortezudo adj
- fácilmente desmenuzable adj

Translation Matrix for brittle:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	toffee; toffy
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	brickle; brickly; unannealed
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
cortezudo	brittle; crisp	scabby
costroso	brittle; crisp	scabby
crepitante	brittle; crisp; crumbly
crocante	brittle; crisp
crujiente	brittle; crisp	delicate; fragile; frail; tender; vulnerable
desmenuzable	brittle; crisp; crumbly	crumbling
frágil	brittle; crisp; crumbly	delicate; faint; feeble; fragile; frail; lightly built; meager; meagre; pale; petite; puny; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; sick; skinny; slender; slight; small-boned; tender; thin; vulnerable; wan; weak; wobbly; wonky
fácilmente desmenuzable	brittle; crisp	delicate; fragile; frail; tender; vulnerable
quebradizo	brittle; crisp; crumbly	delicate; fragile; frail; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; tender; vulnerable; wobbly; wonky

Related Words for "brittle":

brittleness, brittler, brittlest

Synonyms for "brittle":

brickle; brickly; breakable
coldhearted
unannealed; untempered; unhardened
toffee; toffy; candy; confect

Related Definitions for "brittle":

having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped¹
- brittle bones¹
- glass is brittle¹
(of metal or glass) not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured¹
lacking warmth and generosity of spirit¹
- a brittle and calculating woman¹
caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets¹

Wiktionary Translations for brittle:

brittle

noun

confection of caramelized sugar and nuts
- brittle → crocante

adjective

apt to break or crumble when bending
- brittle → frágil
able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure
- brittle → frágil; quebradizo; friable

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• brittle	→ quebradizo	↔ spröde — von Werkstoffen, Materialien: brüchig, leicht reißend

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University