| Principal Translations |
| bust n | (woman's chest) | busto nm |
| | | senos nmpl |
| | | pecho nm |
| | The seamstress needs to measure your bust to make sure the dress will fit properly. |
| | La costurera necesita medir tu busto para asegurar que el vestido te va a entrar perfecto. |
| bust n | (sculpture type) | busto nm |
| | A bust of Mozart stood on the piano. |
| | Había un busto de Mozart sobre el piano. |
| bust n | US, slang (failure) | fracaso nm |
| | | fiasco nm |
| | (comerciante, empresa) | quiebra nf |
| | I'm afraid the whole project was a bust. |
| | Me temo que todo el proyecto fue un fracaso. |
| bust n | slang (police raid) | redada nf |
| | | batida nf |
| | Several drug users were discovered during the bust. |
| | Descubrieron a varios usuarios de la droga durante la redada. |
| bust adj | UK, informal (busted: broken) | quebrado/a adj |
| | I dropped my mobile and it's bust. |
| | Se me cayó el teléfono y está quebrado. |
| bust adj | informal (bankrupt) | arruinado adj |
| | | quebrado/a adj |
| | That new bookstore is already bust. |
| | La nueva librería ya está arruinada. |
| bust [sth]⇒ vtr | informal (break) | romper⇒ vtr |
| | | estropear⇒ vtr |
| | | averiar⇒ vtr |
| | Randy busted his new phone already. |
| | Randy ya rompió su nuevo teléfono. |
| bust [sth] vtr | slang (police: arrest, raid) | arrestar⇒ vtr |
| | (coloquial) | trincar⇒ vtr |
| | Police have busted a major prostitution ring. |
| | La policía arrestó a toda una red de prostitución. |
| bust n | (financial: collapse) | colapso nm |
| | | descalabro nm |
| | After the big bust in 2008, many people were unemployed. |
| | Después del colapso del 2008 mucha gente se quedó sin trabajo. |
Locuciones verbales
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| bust [sb]'s ass vtr phrasal sep | vulgar, informal, US (berate or beat [sb]) (vulgar, figurado) | romperle el culo a loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | dar una paliza a loc verb |
| bust out vi phrasal | informal, US (escape from somewhere) | fugarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Even if they could bust out of the old jail, there was nowhere to hide on the island. |
| | Aun cuando lograran fugarse de la vieja cárcel, no habría dónde esconderse en esa isla. |
| bust out vi phrasal | informal, US (do [sth] in unconventional way) (AR, coloquial) | romperla v prnl |
| bust [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | informal, US (take out for use) (AR, coloquial) | hacer tronar loc verb |
| | Let's bust out a bottle of the good wine for our anniversary! |
| | ¡Hagamos tronar una botella de buen vino para nuestro aniversario! |
bust [sth] up,
bust up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal, US (end) | romper⇒ vtr |
| | | interrumpir⇒ vtr |
| | | poner fin loc verb |
| | Seems like I have to bust up a fight between those kids every day. |
| | Al parecer, todos los días tengo que romper una pelea entre esos chicos. |
| bust up vi phrasal | figurative, informal, US (couple: separate, split) (relación) | separarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | romper⇒ vi |
| | | terminar⇒ vi |
| | Lisa and Craig bust up after he had an affair. |
Compound Forms:
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| boom-and-bust cycle n | (economy: alternating extremes) (ES) | altibajos nmpl |
| | Arnold's life had followed a boom-and-bust cycle, rich one moment, broke the next. |
| | (AR) | auge y decadencia loc nom m |
| bust a gut v expr | US, slang, figurative (try very hard) (coloquial) | romperse el lomo loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | herniarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | esforzarse demasiado v prnl + adv |
| | (ES: coloquial) | echar el resto loc verb |
| | Don't bust a gut trying to get this place tidy by lunchtime. |
| | No te rompas el lomo tratando de ordenar este lugar antes del mediodía. |
| bust a gut v expr | US, figurative, slang (laugh energetically) | desternillarse de risa loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | morirse de risa, partirse de risa loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | mearse de risa loc verb |
| | (vulgar) | cagarse de risa loc verb |
| bust a gut laughing v expr | US, figurative, slang (laugh energetically) | desternillarse de risa loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | morirse de risa, partirse de risa loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | mearse de risa loc verb |
| | (vulgar) | cagarse de risa loc verb |
| | That comedian's monologue was so funny, I bust a gut laughing. |
| | El monólogo del humorista era tan gracioso que me desternillé de risa. |
| bust a move v expr | slang (go, leave) (coloquial) | largarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (AR, CO, ES, MX: coloquial) | abrirse⇒ v prnl |
| | (ES: coloquial) | pirarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | irse v prnl |
| | It's time to bust a move because it's getting late. |
| | Es hora de largarse, que se está haciendo tarde. |
| bust a move v expr | slang, dated (dance) (coloquial) | echar unos pasos, marcarse unos pasos loc verb |
| | | bailar⇒ vi |
| | Gino is busting some moves on the dancefloor. |
| bust a slug v expr | US, slang (fire a bullet) | pegar un tiro expr |
bust ass,
bust your ass v expr | vulgar, informal, US (make an extreme effort) (coloquial) | partirse el alma loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | romperse el lomo loc verb |
| | (vulgar) | romperse el culo loc verb |
| | I've been busting my ass for weeks now trying to get this project finished! |
bust [sb] out,
bust [sb] out of [sth] vtr + adv | informal, US (help to escape) | ayudar a alguien a salir de loc verb |
| | | sacar a alguien de loc verb |
| | His friends will bust him out of jail. |
| | Sus amigos lo ayudaron a salir de la cárcel. |
| 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 |
| bust [sb]'s chops v expr | US, informal (give [sb] a hard time) | fastidiar a vtr + prep |
| | (vulgar) | tocarle las pelotas a loc verb + prep |
| bust-up n | figurative, informal (friends: disagreement) | pelea, disputa nf |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun |
| | Marie's not talking to Sarah, they've had a bust-up. |
| | Marie no se habla con Sarah, han tenido una disputa. |
| bust-up n | figurative, informal (couple: separation) (coloquial) | pegar cada uno por su lado, agarrar cada uno por su lado loc verb |
| | His hard drinking caused the bust up between those two. |
| | Su alcoholismo hizo que agarraran cada uno por su lado. |
| bust your chops v expr | US, informal (work very hard) (coloquial) | matarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (MX: coloquial) | sobarse el lomo 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 |
| go bust vi + adj | informal (company: be bankrupt) | quiebra nf |
| | | bancarrota nf |
| | | ruina nf |
| | She lost her job when the company went bust. |
| | Perdió su trabajo cuando la compañía se fue a la quiebra. |
| | Perdió su trabajo cuando la compañía se fue a bancarrota. |
| | Perdió su trabajo cuando la compañía se fue a la ruina. |