burst in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for burst in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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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to burst a blood vessel inf she nearly burst a blood vessel when he told her

casi le dio un ataque cuando se enteró inf

it's enough to make you burst a blood vessel

es como para que a uno le dé un ataque inf

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acelerada

burst of acceleration

demarraje

burst of speed

irrumpir

to burst in

la policía irrumpió en el bar

the police burst into the bar

chupinazo

burst of fireworks

me vas a romper los tímpanos

you'll burst my eardrums

burst in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for burst in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.burst [bɜrst] 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 <burst, burst> [bɜrst] VB intr

1. burst:

burst balloon, tire

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 <burst, burst> [bɜrst] VB trans

burst

reventar

to burst its banks river

desbordarse

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 forth VB intr

burst forth

brotar

burst in VB intr

burst in

entrar de sopetón

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to burst sb's bubble

desengañar a alguien

the bubble has burst

se ha roto el encanto

Translations for burst in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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ráfaga

burst

irrumpir en algo

to burst into sth

reventar (globo, neumático)

to burst

reventar (globo, neumático)

to burst

reventar (globo, neumático)

to burst

soltar una carcajada

to burst out laughing

¡no te herniarás, no! iron hum

don't burst a blood vessel!

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English

During sleep these spindles are seen in the brain as a burst of activity immediately following muscle twitching.

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A person taking a mind burst experiences an overload of incoming telepathic information, which will cause the person to pass out.

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In some places the shoes had burst out of the building like corn from a crib.

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I have a lot within me ready to burst out.

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The initial collapse of degenerate cores is accelerated by beta decay, photodisintegration and electron capture, which causes a burst of electron neutrinos.

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There was mutual silence, a moment of quietude and then a burst of laughter.

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Mostly foam was used as the main water pipe had burst.

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However, even at these burst altitudes, fallout may be formed by a number of mechanisms.

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The pipes under his kitchen sink had burst, leading to flooding inside the house.

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They told reporters that they saw the aircraft falling out of the sky and that it burst into flames upon hitting the ground.

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