bursting in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for bursting in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.bursting [Am ˈbərstɪŋ, Brit ˈbəːstɪŋ] ADJ pred, no comp

1. bursting (overflowing):

to be bursting (with sth)

estar repleto (de algo)

the granaries are bursting

los graneros están repletos

the city is bursting with tourists

la ciudad está llena or abarrotada de turistas

he was bursting with health/energy

rebosaba (de) salud/energía

I'm bursting inf (have eaten too much)

estoy que reviento inf

I'm bursting Brit (need to go to the toilet)

me estoy haciendo inf

I'm bursting Brit (need to go to the toilet)

no me puedo aguantar más

2. bursting (anxious, impatient) inf:

to be bursting to + infin she was bursting to interrupt

se moría de ganas de interrumpir

to be bursting to + infin she was bursting to interrupt

se moría por interrumpir

go on, I know you're bursting to tell me

vamos, sé que te mueres por decírmelo

II.bursting [Am ˈbərstɪŋ, Brit ˈbəːstɪŋ] N a. bursting point

to be filled or full to bursting with sth

estar (lleno) hasta los topes or hasta el tope de algo

I.burst <pt & pp burst> [Am bərst, Brit bəːst] VB intr

1. burst:

burst balloon/tire:

reventarse

burst pipe:

reventar

burst pipe:

romperse

burst fireworks/shell:

estallar

burst fireworks/shell:

explotar

burst dam:

romperse

burst storm:

desatarse

burst storm:

desencadenarse

to burst open door/suitcase:

abrirse de golpe

2. burst (move suddenly) + adv compl:

they burst into the room

entraron de sopetón en la habitación

they burst into the room

irrumpieron en la habitación form

he burst out from behind the bush and …

de repente salió de entre los arbustos y …

they burst out of the room

salieron de la habitación precipitadamente

the news burst upon an unsuspecting world

la noticia cayó como una bomba sobre un mundo que no se la esperaba

the realization burst upon me

de pronto or de repente me di cuenta

a demonstrator burst through the police cordon

un manifestante rompió el cordón policial

II.burst <pt & pp burst> [Am bərst, Brit bəːst] VB trans

burst balloon/bubble:

burst

reventar

he bent over and burst the seam of his trousers

se inclinó y se le rompió la costura de los pantalones

he burst open the door

abrió la puerta de golpe

the river burst its banks

el río se desbordó or se salió de madre

III.burst [Am bərst, Brit bəːst] N

1.1. burst (short surge):

a burst of applause

una salva de aplausos

a burst of activity

un arrebato or arranque de actividad

a burst of inspiration

un ramalazo de inspiración

inspiration comes in bursts

la inspiración viene en oleadas

a burst of energy

un arranque de energía

there was a burst of laughter from the table in the corner

se oyeron carcajadas en la mesa del rincón

that final burst earned him a bronze medal

ese esfuerzo final le valió la medalla de bronce

1.2. burst (of gunfire):

burst

ráfaga f

2.1. burst (rupture):

burst (of pipe)

rotura f

burst (of tire) Brit

reventón m

2.2. burst (explosion):

burst

explosión f

burst

estallido m

burst in VB [Am bərst -, Brit bəːst -] (v + adv)

burst in

entrar (de sopetón)

burst in

irrumpir form

don't come bursting in like that: knock first!

¡no se entra así de sopetón, hay que llamar antes!

to burst in on sb you can't go bursting in on people like that!

¡no se puede entrar así (de sopetón) donde hay gente!

the robbers burst in on us while we were counting the day's receipts

los ladrones nos sorprendieron cuando estábamos haciendo la caja

the robbers burst in on us while we were counting the day's receipts

los ladrones irrumpieron en el local cuando estábamos haciendo la caja form

burst out VB [Am bərst -, Brit bəːst -] (v + adv)

1. burst out (cry):

you're lying!, she burst out suddenly

—¡estás mintiendo! —saltó de repente

he burst out with all kinds of accusations

salió con todo tipo de acusaciones

2. burst out (exit):

burst out

salir

3. burst out (start suddenly):

he burst out laughing

se echó a reír

he burst out laughing

soltó una carcajada

she burst out crying

se echó or se puso a llorar

she burst out crying

rompió a llorar liter

burst into VB [Am bərst -, Brit bəːst -] (v + prep + o)

to burst into tears

echarse a llorar

to burst into tears

ponerse a llorar

to burst into tears

romper a llorar liter

to burst into song

ponerse a cantar

to burst into flames

estallar en llamas

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está desbordante de entusiasmo

he's bursting with enthusiasm

estaba desbordante de júbilo

she was bursting with o overflowing with o brimming over with happiness

estallido (de un neumático)

bursting

hubo un estallido de aplausos

there was a burst of applause

entraron de sopetón en la habitación

they burst into the room

¡no se entra así de sopetón!

don't come bursting in like that!

acelerada

burst of acceleration

demarraje

burst of speed

bursting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bursting in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.burst [bɜ:st, Am bɜ:rst] burst Am: bursted, burst Am: bursted burst Am: bursted, burst Am: bursted N

1. burst (explosion):

burst

explosión f

2. burst MIL:

burst of fire

ráfaga f

3. burst (brief period):

a burst of laughter

una carcajada

a burst of applause

una salva de aplausos

a burst of anger

un arranque de cólera

II.burst [bɜ:st, Am bɜ:rst] burst Am: bursted, burst Am: bursted burst Am: bursted, burst Am: bursted VB intr

1. burst:

burst balloon, tyre

reventar

burst storm

desatarse

to burst into tears

romper a llorar

2. burst (move suddenly):

to burst into a place

irrumpir en un lugar

to burst open

abrir(se) de golpe

3. burst fig:

to be bursting to do sth

morirse de ganas de hacer algo

to be bursting with health

rebosar de salud

to be bursting with curiosity

morirse de curiosidad

III.burst [bɜ:st, Am bɜ:rst] burst Am: bursted, burst Am: bursted burst Am: bursted, burst Am: bursted VB trans

burst

reventar

to burst its banks river

desbordarse

burst forth VB intr

burst forth

brotar

burst out VB intr

1. burst out (exclaim):

burst out

saltar

2. burst out (break out):

to burst out laughing/crying

echarse a reír/llorar

burst in VB intr

burst in

entrar de sopetón

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pletórico de salud

bursting with health

estallido (de un globo)

bursting

reventar (globo, neumático)

to burst

lleno hasta reventar

full to bursting

reventar (globo, neumático)

to burst

reventarse (globo, neumático)

to burst

ráfaga

burst

irrumpir en algo

to burst into sth

rebosante de salud

bursting with health

bursting Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to burst out laughing/crying

echarse a reír/llorar

to burst into tears

romper a llorar

to burst into a place

irrumpir en un lugar

to be bursting to do sth

morirse de ganas de hacer algo

to be bursting with health

rebosar de salud

to be bursting with curiosity

morirse de curiosidad

to burst its banks river

desbordarse

to burst into tears

echarse a llorar

the room filled to bursting point

la sala se llenó a más no poder

to be bursting at the seams

no caber un alfiler

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

At this stage operations were halted because there was a danger of pent-up water behind the barrier bursting through.

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Her running gag has her unexpectedly bursting into tears.

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Peeling helps keep them from bursting out of their skins in the oven, and it also gives you a surface that will sop up the tasty basting liquids.

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The billfold is usually jammed to the point of bursting -- not with crisp $20s, but receipts.

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One of his childhood chores was to heat the water pipes in his family's basement with a blowtorch in the winter to keep them from freezing and bursting.

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One common cause is the bursting of air bubbles, which are entrained by the wind stress during the whitecap formation.

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An infiltrator attempted to disrupt the march by bursting balloons, but was frightened away by booing.

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They can be embedded in the substratum, bursting through the surface of the substratum (erumpent), or entirely superficial.

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Powerful sopranos bursting wineglasses fits into the same category - sympathetic resonance at a distance.

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It compares how she and other well-educated sisters would react to a bursting bag of pudding compared to others not so well-educated.

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