| Principal Translations |
| burst⇒ vi | (explode) | explotar⇒ vi |
| | | estallar⇒ vi |
| | | explosionar⇒ vi |
| | The water balloon burst when it hit the teacher's leg. |
| | El globo de agua explotó cuando chocó contra la pierna del profesor. |
| burst vi | (rupture) | explotar⇒ vi |
| | | romperse⇒ v prnl |
| | | desgarrarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Marty was taken to the hospital in an ambulance when his appendix burst. |
| | Llevaron a Marty al hospital en una ambulancia cuando le explotó el apéndice. |
| burst [sth]⇒ vtr | (cause rupture) | romper⇒ vtr |
| | | estallar⇒ vtr |
| | The stress of her new job caused Carolyn to burst a blood vessel in her eye. |
| | El estrés del nuevo trabajo le rompió un vaso sanguíneo en el ojo a Carol. |
| burst [sth] vtr | (break, tear [sth]) | romper⇒ vtr |
| | | rasgar⇒ vtr |
| | Larry laughed so hard, he burst his trousers. |
| | Larry se rió tan fuerte que rompió sus pantalones. |
| burst⇒ vi | (emerge, come into view) | emerger⇒ vi |
| | | aparecer⇒ vi |
| | | brotar⇒ vi |
| | The Beatles burst onto the music scene in the early 1960s. |
| | Los Beatles emergieron en la escena musical a principios de los años 60. |
| burst adj | (balloon, tire: punctured) | pinchado adj |
| | | reventado/a adj |
| | A burst tire caused the driver to lose control of his vehicle. |
| | Un neumático pinchado hizo que el conductor perdiera control del vehículo. |
| burst adj | (appendix: ruptured) | roto/a adj |
| | | reventado/a adj |
| | Abdominal pain and a very high temperature can signal a burst appendix. |
| | El dolor abdominal y una fiebre alta pueden ser síntoma de un apéndice roto. |
| burst of [sth] n | (outbreak of gunfire, etc.) | ráfaga de nf + prep |
| | He was wounded by a burst of mortar fire. |
| | Lo hirió una ráfaga de disparos de mortero. |
| burst of [sth] n | (sudden emission) | un estallido de nm + prep |
| | | una explosión de nf + prep |
| | With a burst of energy, Joy surpassed the other runners and won the race. |
| | Con un estallido de energía, Joy pasó a los otros corredores y ganó la carrera. |
Locuciones verbales
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| burst forth vi phrasal | (emerge forcefully) | salir despedido vi |
| | The baby bird burst forth from his egg, eager to greet the world. |
| | El pequeño pajarito salió despedido de su huevo, ansioso por dar la bienvenida al mundo. |
| | | estallar⇒ vi |
| | El pequeño pajarito estalló de su huevo, ansioso por dar la bienvenida al mundo. |
| burst forth vi phrasal | (leap or spring out) | salir precipitadamente vi |
| | | salir de un brinco loc verb |
| burst in vi phrasal | informal, figurative (enter suddenly and forcefully) | irrumpir⇒ vi |
| | The police burst in and arrested Davidson. |
| | La policía irrumpió y arrestó a Davidson. |
| burst into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (enter) | irrumpir⇒ vi |
| | | estallar⇒ vi |
| | The angry man burst into the room. |
| | El hombre irrumpió en la habitación. |
| burst out vi phrasal | (spring out) | saltar⇒ vi |
| | | aparecer⇒ vi |
| | Max opened the wardrobe door and his children burst out, shouting, "Surprise!" |
| | Max abrió el armario y sus hijos saltaron gritando "¡Sorpresa!". |
| burst out from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (spring out) | salir de atrás de loc verb |
| | He burst out from behind the wall, surprising everyone leaning against it. |
| | Salió de atrás de la pared, sorprendiendo a todos los que estaban apoyados allí. |
| burst out vi phrasal | (emerge, break out) | salir de v prnl + prep |
| | It was springtime, and flowers were bursting out all over the meadows. |
| | Era primavera y las flores salían de todos los rincones de la praderas. |
| burst out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (emerge, break out) | salir de v prnl + prep |
| | The chick finally burst out of its shell. |
| | El pollito finalmente salió del huevo. |
| burst out vi phrasal | figurative (occur suddenly) (figurado) | estallar⇒ vi |
| | | suceder repentinamente vi + adv |
| | | desatarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Spring is bursting out all over the place! |
| | ¡La primavera está estallando por todos lados! |
| burst upon [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (leap, pounce) | abalanzarse⇒ v prnl |
| burst upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (appear) (ES) | irrumpir⇒ vi |
| | Tara Lipinski burst upon the world of gymnastics as a bouncy fifteen-year-old. |
Compound Forms:
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| burst a blood vessel v expr | informal, figurative (lose your temper) (figurado) | perder los estribos loc verb |
burst at the seams,
bulge at the seams v expr | (be filled beyond capacity) (figurado) | estar como sardina en lata loc verb |
| burst into applause v expr | (applaud spontaneously) | estallar en aplausos loc verb |
| | | aplaudir⇒ vi |
| burst into cheers v expr | (crowd: start cheering) | vitorear⇒ vi |
burst into flame,
burst into flames v expr | informal (catch fire) | estallar en llamas loc verb |
| | The bus burst into flames, trapping the passengers inside. |
| | El colectivo estalló en llamas, con todos los pasajeros adentro. |
| | | prenderse fuego loc verb |
| | El colectivo se prendió fuego, con todos los pasajeros adentro. |
| burst into laughter v expr | informal (start laughing) | estallar en carcajadas loc verb |
| | | echarse a reír, romper a reír loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | reventar de risa, reventar de la risa loc verb |
| | They burst into laughter at the sight of his clown costume. |
| | Estallaron en carcajadas al ver su disfraz de payaso. |
| burst into song v expr | (start singing) | ponerse a cantar loc verb |
| | | comenzar a cantar de repente loc verb |
| | | arrancar a cantar loc verb |
| | My father is so musical, he bursts into song in the middle of a conversation. |
| | Mi papá es tan musical que se pone a cantar en medio de una conversación. |
| burst into tears v expr | informal (start crying suddenly) | ponerse a llorar loc verb |
| | | romper a llorar loc verb |
| | | romper en llanto loc verb |
| | She burst into tears at the news of her friend's death. |
| | Se puso a llorar ante la noticia de la muerte de su amigo. |
| | Rompió a llorar ante la noticia de la muerte de su amigo. |
| | Rompió en llanto ante la noticia de la muerte de su amigo. |
| | | echarse a llorar loc verb |
| | Se echó a llorar ante la noticia de la muerte de su amigo. |
| | | arrancar a llorar loc verb |
| | Arrancó a llorar ante la noticia de la muerte de su amigo. |
| burst of applause n | (outbreak of clapping) | estallido de aplausos nm + loc adj |
| | | salva de aplausos nf + loc adj |
| burst of laughter n | (sudden laugh) | carcajada nf |
| | That burst of laughter was inappropriate at a funeral. |
| | Ante tal sandez no pudo evitar la carcajada pese a la formalidad de la situación. |
| burst of speed n | (sudden increase in speed) (ES) | acelerón nm |
| | With a sudden burst of speed, he passed his competition and won the race. |
| | Con un repentino acelerón pasó a su competidor y ganó la carrera. |
| | (AR) | acelerada nf |
| burst open vi + adj | (open suddenly) | abrir de golpe loc verb |
| | When the bell sounded, the school doors burst open and all the kids ran out. |
| | Cuando sonó la campana, las puertas de la escuela se abrieron de golpe y todos los chicos salieron corriendo. |
| burst out crying v expr | (start weeping suddenly) | romper en llanto loc verb |
| burst out laughing v expr | (laugh suddenly) | estallar en carcajadas loc verb |
| | | echarse a reír, romper a reír loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | reventar de risa, reventar de la risa loc verb |
| | When Jim finally got the joke, he burst out laughing. |
| | Cuando Jim finalmente entendió el chiste, estalló en carcajadas. |
| burst through [sth] vi + prep | (suddenly enter) | irrumpir⇒ vi |
| | The police burst through the front door, looking for the criminal. |
| burst through [sth] vi + prep | (suddenly break and come through) | irrumpir⇒ vi |
| | A dinosaur suddenly burst through the brick wall. |
| be bursting with [sth] v expr | figurative (be full of [sth]) | estar lleno de loc verb |
| burst with [sth] v expr | figurative (feel intense: pride, emotion) (figurado, emoción) | explotar de vi + prep |
| | | reventar de vi + prep |
| Note: Often used in continuous tenses. |
| bust out crying v expr | US, informal (start weeping suddenly) | romper en llanto loc verb |
| | | romper a llorar, estallar en lágrimas loc verb |
| bust out laughing v expr | US, informal (laugh suddenly) | estallar en carcajadas loc verb |
| | | echarse a reír, romper a reír loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | reventar de risa, reventar de la risa loc verb |
fit to burst,
fit to bust expr | UK (energetically) | intensamente adv |
| | (reír) | a carcajadas loc adv |
| | (gritar, cantar) | a todo pulmón loc adv |
| | (llorar, hablar) | a los gritos loc adv |
fit to burst with [sth],
fit to bust with [sth] expr | UK (full of [sth]: emotion, excitement) | lleno de algo loc adj |
| | (coloquial) | muerto de algo loc adj |
| | | muy [+ adjetivo] adv |
| gamma-ray burst n | (electromagnetic event) (Astronomía) | brote de rayos gamma nm + loc adj |
| ready to burst adj | informal, figurative (very excited) (AR, coloquial) | por explotar loc adj |
| | I'm ready to burst: I can't wait to tell you the good news! |
| | Estoy por explotar; ¡no puedo esperar a contarte las novedades! |