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estallar
to burst

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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estallar VB intr

1. estallar (explotar, reventar):

estallar bomba:
to explode
estallar neumático:
to blow out
estallar neumático:
to burst
estallar globo:
to burst
estallar cristal:
to shatter
la policía hizo estallar el dispositivo
police detonated the device
el vestido le estallaba por las costuras
her dress was literally bursting at the seams
un día de estos voy a estallar
one of these days I'm going to blow my top inf

2. estallar:

estallar guerra/revuelta:
to break out
estallar tormenta:
to break
estallar escándalo/crisis:
to break
el conflicto estalló tras un incidente fronterizo
the conflict blew up after a border incident

3. estallar persona (estallar en algo):

estalló en llanto
she burst into tears
estalló en llanto
she burst out crying
el público estalló en aplausos
the audience burst into applause
English
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Spanish
Spanish
touch off riot/argument
hacer estallar
touch off mine/firework
hacer estallar
trigger off revolt
hacer estallar
detonate
estallar
I've got a thumping headache
me va a estallar la cabeza
at the outbreak of the strike …
al declararse or al estallar la huelga …
flare up fighting/protests:
estallar
I'm at boiling point
estoy a punto de estallar
to burst into flames
estallar en llamas
explode gunpowder/bomb:
estallar
explode
estallar
explode
hacer estallar

in the PONS Dictionary

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Spanish
English
English

estallar VB intr

1. estallar:

estallar (globo, neumático)
to burst
estallar (bomba)
to explode
estallar (bomba)
to go off
estallar (cristales)
to shatter
estallar (látigo)
to crack
estalló una ovación
applause broke out
me estalla la cabeza
I have a splitting headache

2. estallar:

estallar (revolución, incendio)
to break out
estallar (tormenta)
to break
al estallar la guerra
when the war broke out

3. estallar (risa):

estallar
to burst out
estallar en llanto
to burst into tears
estaba enfadado y al final estalló
he was angry and he finally snapped
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
touch off
hacer estallar
erupt fig
estallar
I've got a thumping headache
me va a estallar la cabeza
boil over situation
estallar
flare
estallar
break out war, storm, laughing
estallar
explode bomb
estallar
trigger revolt
hacer estallar
to burst into flame
estallar en llamas
in the PONS Dictionary
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estallar [es·ta·ˈjar, -ˈʎar] VB intr

1. estallar:

estallar (globo, neumático)
to burst
estallar (bomba)
to explode
estallar (bomba)
to go off
estallar (cristales)
to shatter
estallar (látigo)
to crack
estalló una ovación
applause broke out
me estalla la cabeza
I have a splitting headache

2. estallar:

estallar (revolución, incendio)
to break out
estallar (tormenta)
to break
al estallar la guerra
when the war broke out

3. estallar (risa):

estallar
to burst out
estallar en llanto
to burst into tears
estaba enfadado y al final estalló
he was angry and he finally snapped
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
touch off
hacer estallar
erupt fig
estallar
I've got a thumping headache
me va a estallar la cabeza
dud
bomba f que no llega a estallar
boil over situation
estallar
break out war, storm, laughing
estallar
trigger revolt
hacer estallar
go off bomb
estallar
explode bomb
estallar
presente
yoestallo
túestallas
él/ella/ustedestalla
nosotros/nosotrasestallamos
vosotros/vosotrasestalláis
ellos/ellas/ustedesestallan
imperfecto
yoestallaba
túestallabas
él/ella/ustedestallaba
nosotros/nosotrasestallábamos
vosotros/vosotrasestallabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesestallaban
indefinido
yoestallé
túestallaste
él/ella/ustedestalló
nosotros/nosotrasestallamos
vosotros/vosotrasestallasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesestallaron
futuro
yoestallaré
túestallarás
él/ella/ustedestallará
nosotros/nosotrasestallaremos
vosotros/vosotrasestallaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesestallarán
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

al estallar la guerra
when the war broke out
estallar en llanto
to burst into tears
his nerves are stretched to breaking point
tiene los nervios a punto de estallar
I've got a thumping headache
me va a estallar la cabeza

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Las salas no siempre estallan pero hay gente todo el tiempo.
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Los votos pueden no renovarle el mandato, pero los gobiernos estallan por la realidad no por las urnas.
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