A sudden feeling of being unwell or under the weather, often coming on unexpectedly and producing a slight fever or body aches. (In Panama, it describes the vague physical discomfort felt at the onset of an illness).
Oh, I am not going to work today, I feel a quebranto : She told me she is not going to the party because she got a bit of a quebranto.
Sick. Feeling under the weather. It is commonly used as a synonym for having the flu or a bad cold (In Argentina, common viral infections are often colloquially referred to as the plague).
A state of physical malaise and skin hypersensitivity that occurs when someone has a fever or is about to get sick. It refers to a feeling where even the touch of clothing or a breeze is unpleasant or annoying. It is usually accompanied by other symptoms like headaches, joint pain, chills, or watery eyes.
I feel bad, I feel cuerpo cortado. Am I coming down with the flu?
How can you explain to someone not from the DR what the hell it feels like to have Cuerpo cortao? It is a feeling where your torso is going one way, your arms weigh a ton, and your legs just do not respond (this term describes the heavy body aches and general malaise felt at the onset of a flu or fever).
Jose: You are still not up yet, are you not going to work today? Teresa: Oh no, I woke up with Cuerpo cortao and I am not getting out of this bed even to eat.