bust

bust
past participle; see bust II
bust
tr[bʌst]
noun
1 (bosom) busto, pecho
2 (sculpture) busto
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bust
tr[bʌst]
noun
1 familiar (bankruptcy) quiebra, bancarrota
2 familiar (police raid) redada
adjective
1 familiar (broken) roto,-a
2 (burst) reventado,-a
3 familiar (bankrupt) en quiebra, arruinado,-a
transitive verb (pt & pp bust tr[bʌst] o busted)
1 familiar (break) romper
2 (burst) reventar
3 familiar (make bankrupt) llevar a la quiebra
4 familiar (raid) organizar una redada en, registrar
■ the police busted the club la policía organizó una redada en el club
5 familiar (arrest) pillar, pescar
intransitive verb
1 (break) romperse
2 (burst) reventarse
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to go bust familiar quebrar
bust ['bʌst] vt
1) break, smash: romper, estropear, destrozar
2) tame: domar, amansar (un caballo)
bust vi
: romperse, estropearse
bust n
1) : busto m (en la escultura)
2) breasts: pecho m, senos mpl, busto m
bust
n.
• bulto s.m.
• busto s.m.
• fracaso s.m.
• pecho de mujer s.m.
• torso s.m.
v.
• arruinarse v.
• romper v.

I
1. 'bʌst
transitive verb
a) (past & past p busted or BrE also bust) (break) (colloq) romper*
b) (past & past p busted) (raid) (sl) \<\<person\>\> agarrar (fam), trincar* (Esp fam); \<\<premises\>\> hacer* una redada en
c) (past & past p busted) (bankrupt) (AmE colloq) dejar sin un centavo or (Esp tb) sin blanca or (Méx tb) sin un quinto
d) (past & past p busted) (punch) (AmE colloq) darle* un puñetazo a
e) (past & past p busted) bust (down) (demote) (AmE sl) degradar

2.
vi (past & past p busted or BrE also bust) (colloq) \<\<object/machine\>\> romperse*, estropearse, sonar* (CS fam)

II
noun
1)
a) (sculpture) busto m
b) (bosom) busto m, pecho m
2) (collapse) (esp AmE) caída f, descalabro m

III
adjective
1)
a) (bankrupt) (colloq)

to go bust — quebrar*, ir(se)* a la bancarrota, fundirse (Per, RPl fam)

b) (Games) (pred)

it's a gold medal or bust — o la medalla de oro o nada

2) (broken) (BrE) roto, estropeado

I [bʌst]
1. N
1) (Art) busto m
2) (=bosom) pecho m
2.
CPD

bust measurement N — talla f de pecho


II [bʌst]
1. ADJ
1) * (=broken) estropeado, escacharrado (Sp) *
2) * (=bankrupt)

to go bust — [business] quebrar, irse a pique *; [person] arruinarse

2. N
1) (Police) ** (=raid) redada f
2) (US) * (=failure) pifia * f
3. VT
1) * (=break) destrozar, escacharrar (Sp) *
- bust a gut
- bust one's ass
2) (Police) ** (=arrest) agarrar, trincar (Sp) *; (=raid) hacer una redada en

the police busted him for drugs — la policía lo agarró por cuestión de drogas, la policía lo trincó por cuestión de drogas (Sp) *

the police busted the place — la policía hizo una redada en el local

3) (esp US) * (=demote) [+ police officer] degradar
4.
VI * romperse, estropearse

New York or bust! — ¡o Nueva York o nada!

- bust up
* * *

I
1. ['bʌst]
transitive verb
a) (past & past p busted or BrE also bust) (break) (colloq) romper*
b) (past & past p busted) (raid) (sl) \<\<person\>\> agarrar (fam), trincar* (Esp fam); \<\<premises\>\> hacer* una redada en
c) (past & past p busted) (bankrupt) (AmE colloq) dejar sin un centavo or (Esp tb) sin blanca or (Méx tb) sin un quinto
d) (past & past p busted) (punch) (AmE colloq) darle* un puñetazo a
e) (past & past p busted) bust (down) (demote) (AmE sl) degradar

2.
vi (past & past p busted or BrE also bust) (colloq) \<\<object/machine\>\> romperse*, estropearse, sonar* (CS fam)

II
noun
1)
a) (sculpture) busto m
b) (bosom) busto m, pecho m
2) (collapse) (esp AmE) caída f, descalabro m

III
adjective
1)
a) (bankrupt) (colloq)

to go bust — quebrar*, ir(se)* a la bancarrota, fundirse (Per, RPl fam)

b) (Games) (pred)

it's a gold medal or bust — o la medalla de oro o nada

2) (broken) (BrE) roto, estropeado

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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