bust in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bust in the English»French Dictionary

I.bust [Brit bʌst, Am bəst] N

1. bust (breasts):

bust

poitrine f

2. bust ART:

bust

buste m

3. bust Am (binge) inf:

to go on the bust

faire la bringue inf

beer bust

boum f inf

4. bust Am inf:

bust (failure) (person)

raté/-e m/f

bust (business, career)

échec m

bust ECON

effondrement m

5. bust inf:

bust (police raid)

rafle f

bust (arrest)

arrestation f

6. bust Am (punch):

bust inf

coup m

II.bust [Brit bʌst, Am bəst] ADJ inf

1. bust (broken):

bust

fichu inf

bust

foutu sl

2. bust (bankrupt):

to go bust

faire faillite

to be bust

être à sec inf

III.bust <pret, pp bust or busted> [Brit bʌst, Am bəst] VB trans inf

1. bust (break):

bust

bousiller inf

2. bust police:

bust (break up) organization, drugs ring etc

démanteler

bust (raid) premises

faire une descente dans

bust (arrest)

épingler inf

3. bust (financially):

bust person, firm

ruiner

4. bust Am (demote) inf:

bust soldier, policeman

rétrograder (to au rang de)

5. bust (hit):

bust esp Am

flanquer un coup (or des coups) à inf

6. bust Am horse:

bust

dresser

7. bust inf → burst

IV.bust <pret, pp bust or busted> [Brit bʌst, Am bəst] VB intr inf

1. bust:

Brighton or bust!

c'est parti pour Brighton, quoi qu'il arrive!

2. bust → burst

V.bust [Brit bʌst, Am bəst]

to bust a gut doing sth inf

se donner un mal de chien pour faire qc inf

to bust one's ass doing sth sl

se casser le cul pour faire qc sl

See also burst

I.burst [Brit bəːst, Am bərst] N

burst (of flame)

jaillissement m

burst (of flame)

jet m

burst (of bomb, shell)

éclatement m

burst (of gunfire)

rafale f

burst (of activity, energy, enthusiasm)

accès m

a burst of growth

une poussée

a burst of weeping

une crise de larmes

a burst of laughter

un éclat de rire

a burst of anger

un accès de colère

a burst of applause

un tonnerre d'applaudissements

a burst of colour

une explosion de couleurs

a burst of inspiration

un éclat de génie

there has been a burst of interest in the 1920s/in her work

il y a eu un regain d'intérêt subit pour les années 20/pour son œuvre

to put on a burst of speed MOTOR

faire une pointe de vitesse

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

burst balloon, bubble, tyre:

burst

crever

to burst a blood vessel MED

rompre un vaisseau sanguin

the river burst its banks

le fleuve a débordé

a burst pipe

un tuyau qui a éclaté

III.burst <pret, pp burst> [Brit bəːst, Am bərst] VB intr

1. burst:

burst balloon, bubble, tyre:

crever

burst abscess:

crever, percer

burst pipe, boiler:

éclater

burst dam:

rompre

burst bomb, shell, firework:

éclater

to be bursting at the seams, to be full to bursting point bag, room, building:

être plein à craquer

to be bursting at the seams, to be full to bursting point hum person: (from too much food)

n'en pouvoir plus

to be bursting at the seams, to be full to bursting point hum person: (from too much food)

être plein comme une outre

to be laughing fit to burst

se tordre de rire

to be bursting to do

mourir d'envie de faire

to be bursting (for the toilet) inf

avoir besoin de faire pipi inf

to be bursting with health/enthusiasm/pride

déborder de santé/d'enthousiasme/de fierté

2. burst (emerge suddenly):

burst people:

surgir

burst water etc:

jaillir

the sun burst through the clouds

le soleil a percé les nuages

soldiers burst from behind the hedgerows

des soldats ont surgi brusquement de derrière les haies

they burst onto the rock scene in 1982

ils ont fait irruption dans le monde du rock en 1982

bust-up [Brit ˈbʌstʌp, Am ˈbəstəp] N inf

bust-up

engueulade f inf

to have a bust-up with sb

avoir une engueulade avec qn

bust measurement N

bust measurement

tour m de poitrine

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

bust up couple:

rompre

bust up friends:

se brouiller

II.bust up VB [Brit bʌst -, Am bəst -] inf (bust [sth] up, bust up [sth])

bust up

flanquer en l'air inf

bust size N

bust size

tour m de poitrine

beer bust N Am inf UNIV

beer bust

beuverie f à la bière

Translations for bust in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

buste

bust

buste

bust

démantibuler

to bust inf

poitrine généreuse

large bust

maxi-poitrine

extra-large bust

bust in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bust in the English»French Dictionary

bust¹ [bʌst] N

1. bust (statue):

bust

buste m

2. bust (bosom):

bust

poitrine f (de femme)

a small bust

de petits seins mpl

bust size

tour m de poitrine

I.bust² [bʌst] ADJ inf

1. bust (broken):

bust

cassé(e)

2. bust (bankrupt):

to go bust

faire faillite

II.bust² <-, - [or -ed, -ed Am]> [bʌst] VB trans inf

1. bust (break):

bust

casser

2. bust (arrest):

bust

choper

bust-up [ˈbʌstʌp] N Aus, Brit inf

bust-up

engueulade f

to have a (big) bust-up with sb

s'engueuler avec qn

Translations for bust in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

buste

bust

nase chose

bust

le tour de poitrine d'une femme

bust measurement

mouler un buste

to cast a bust

être excellent pour le redressement du buste

to be excellent for firming up the bust

péter

to bust

foutu(e) chose

bust

être foutu chose

to be bust

bust Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a small bust

de petits seins mpl

bust size

tour m de poitrine

to go bust

faire faillite

to have a (big) bust-up with sb

s'engueuler avec qn

to be excellent for firming up the bust

être excellent pour le redressement du buste

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These include portraits, pictures, quotes, busts, statues and books.

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His friends donated a bust in his honour that originally stood in the west of the station forecourt.

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He had begun in the 1820s making many serious portrait busts of the celebrities of the time.

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He was eventually dropped from the program, and again supported himself by sculpting portrait busts.

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Once the meter fills, the kids are busted and must replay the sequence from the beginning.

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A real estate boom ended in a bust.

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The bust is hollow and appears to be cast of a single piece.

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To either side, walls with busts on herm pedestals backed by young trees screen the parterre from the flanking garden spaces.

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Many of the busts created are of great philosophers, writers, and men who supported the college.

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Nonetheless, the overall activity was much lower than expected and the high risk busted.

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