| 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
burst | bursting |
| 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. |
| burst forth vi phrasal | (leap or spring out) | salir precipitadamente vi |
| 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. |