bustle

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbʌsəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbʌsəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bus′əl)

Inflections of 'bustle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
bustles
v 3rd person singular
bustling
v pres p
bustled
v past
bustled
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
bustle n (movement, activity)ajetreo nm
  trajín nm
  bullicio nm
 Karen missed the bustle of the city.
 Karen echaba de menos el ajetreo de la ciudad.
bustle n historical (frame under dress)polisón nm
 Women's fashion has evolved since the days of corsets and bustles.
 La moda femenina ha evolucionado desde los tiempos de los corsés y los polisones.
bustle⇒ vi (move busily)moverse afanosamente v prnl + adv
 Samantha bustled about the kitchen, preparing for the party.
 Samantha se movía afanosamente por la cocina haciendo los preparativos para la fiesta.
bustle with [sth/sb] vi + prep (be busy with: people, activity)estar lleno de loc verb
  estar ajetreado con, estar agitado con loc verb
 On Saturdays, the town square bustles with activity.
 Los sábados el centro de la ciudad está lleno de actividad.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
hustle and bustle n (activity)ajetreo nm
  trajín nm
 I prefer the hustle and bustle of a big city to the quiet of the countryside.
 Prefiero el ajetreo de la ciudad a la tranquilidad del campo.
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'bustle' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
hustle
Spanish:
patullar - polisón - trasiego - trote - ajetreo - bullicio - bullir - cisco - corredera - ritmo ajetreado - trajín - vértigo

Collocations: [people, spectators, they] were bustling, bustling [around, about], bustling from [here to there, place to place], more...

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