busting in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for busting in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sanctions busting [ˈsaŋkʃ(ə)nz ˌbʌstɪŋ] N U

sanctions busting

incumplimiento f de las sanciones (impuestas)

bust¹ [Am bəst, Brit bʌst] N

1. bust (sculpture):

bust

busto m

2. bust (bosom):

bust

busto m

bust

pecho m

she's a 36-inch bust

tiene 90 de busto

I.bust² <pt & pp busted or Brit also bust> [Am bəst, Brit bʌst] VB trans

1. bust (break) inf:

bust window/machine

romper

the door was locked, so we busted it open

como la puerta estaba cerrada con llave, la abrimos a golpes

2. bust < pt & pp busted> (raid) sl:

bust person

agarrar inf

bust person

trincar Spain inf

bust premises

hacer una redada en

3. bust < pt & pp busted> (bankrupt) Am:

bust inf

dejar sin un centavo

bust inf

dejar sin blanca Spain

bust inf

dejar sin un quinto Mex

4. bust < pt & pp busted> (punch) Am:

bust inf

darle un puñetazo a

5. bust < pt & pp busted> (demote) Am:

bust sl

degradar

II.bust² <pt & pp busted or Brit also bust> [Am bəst, Brit bʌst] VB intr inf

bust object/machine:

bust

romperse

bust

estropearse

bust

sonar CSur inf

III.bust² [Am bəst, Brit bʌst] N

1. bust (collapse):

bust esp Am

caída f

bust esp Am

descalabro m

2. bust (raid):

bust sl

redada f

IV.bust² [Am bəst, Brit bʌst] ADJ

1.1. bust (bankrupt) inf:

to go bust

quebrar

to go bust

ir(se) a la bancarrota

to go bust

fundirse Peru RioPl inf

1.2. bust GAMES pred:

anything higher than a six and I'm bust

si me toca una carta más alta que seis me paso or me voy

it's a gold medal or bust

o la medalla de oro o nada

2. bust (broken) Brit → busted

See also busted

busted [ˈbʌstəd, ˈbʌstɪd] ADJ esp Am inf

busted

roto

busted

estropeado

drug bust N inf

drug bust

redada f antidroga

baby bust N Am inf

baby bust

descenso m de la natalidad

baby bust

caída f de la natalidad

bust-up [Am ˈbəstəp, Brit ˈbʌstʌp] N

1. bust-up (breakup):

bust-up

ruptura f

2. bust-up (quarrel) Brit:

bust-up inf

pelea f

bust-up inf

bronca f inf

I.bust up VB [Am bəst -, Brit bʌst -] inf (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. bust up:

bust up (end) relationship

romper

bust up (disrupt) meeting

jorobar inf

2. bust up (wreck):

bust up

hacer polvo inf

bust up

destrozar

II.bust up VB [Am bəst -, Brit bʌst -] inf (v + adv) to bust up with sb

1. bust up (separate):

to bust up with sb

romper con alguien

2. bust up (quarrel):

to bust up with sb

pelearse con alguien

to bust up with sb

tener una bronca con alguien inf

I.bust down VB [Am bəst -, Brit bʌst -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

bust down (demote) Am:

bust down sl

degradar

Translations for busting in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

busto

bust

¿cuánto mide de busto?

what size (bust) are you?

¿cuánto mide de busto?

what's your bust size?

busto

bust

un busto (de) tamaño natural

a life-size bust

busting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for busting in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bust¹ [bʌst] N

bust

busto m

I.bust² [bʌst] ADJ inf

1. bust (broken):

bust

destrozado, -a

2. bust (bankrupt):

bust

en bancarrota

to go bust

quebrar

II.bust² [bʌst] VB trans bust Am: busted, bust Am: busted inf

1. bust (break):

bust

destrozar

2. bust (raid):

bust

realizar una redada en

bust-up [ˈbʌstʌp] N Aus, Brit inf

bust-up

riña f

to have a (big) bust-up with sb

partir peras con alguien

bust N

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bust (failure) Am inf

fiasco m inf

bust (failure) Am inf

pifia f inf

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to bust a gut inf

echar los bofes

Translations for busting in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

busto

bust

torso arte

bust

escote

bust

pecho

bust

busting Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bust a gut inf

echar los bofes

to go bust

quebrar

to have a (big) bust-up with sb

partir peras con alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But for all the bludger-busting rhetoric, few western democratic governments are successful at paring back their long-term welfare dependency rates, or rate of spending.

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Even the biggest meat eaters might baulk at a challenge to eat a gut-busting 8in burger with chips and a shake.

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Unions often seek neutrality agreements with employers to preempt union busting efforts and to facilitate the card check process of winning union recognition.

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His primary military specialty is bunker busting, i.e. penetrating hard targets.

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I'm in there busting it up with my homies and all that.

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There are no set rules for mutton busting, no national organization, and most events are organized at the local level.

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It's like the kind of dance party you'd have when you were a kid at a slumber party and everybody's busting a move.

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When (for instance) a car attempts to transverse the sump buster, the device will demolish the vehicle's oil pan (literally busting the sump).

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However, they did compare their results to the many differing theories given by experts as to how the geyser works, busting all of them.

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Basil is known for its detoxifying and stress-busting properties as well as anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, the perfect drink to wash down the gastronomic indulgence.

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