burst

burst
burst [bɜ:st]
(verb: preterite, past participle burst)
1. noun
[of indignation] explosion f ; [of activity] débordement m ; [of enthusiasm] accès m
• a burst of gunfire une rafale de balles
2. adjective
[pipe, blood vessel] éclaté
3. intransitive verb
   a. [pipe] éclater ; [bubble, balloon] crever ; [tyre] ( = blow out) éclater ; ( = puncture) crever
• to burst open [door] s'ouvrir violemment ; [bag] s'éventrer
   b. to be bursting (at the seams) [room] être plein à craquer (with de)
• to be bursting with energy déborder d'énergie
• to be bursting with impatience brûler d'impatience
• I was bursting to tell you (inf) je mourais d'envie de vous le dire
• to be bursting (inf) [person] avoir une envie pressante
   c. ( = move suddenly) se précipiter (into dans) (out of hors de)
   d. ( = begin suddenly) to burst into tears éclater en larmes
• he suddenly burst into song il s'est mis tout d'un coup à chanter
• to burst into flames prendre soudainement feu
4. transitive verb
[+ balloon, bubble, blister] crever ; [+ pipe] faire éclater
• to burst open [+ door] ouvrir violemment
• the river has burst its banks le fleuve a rompu ses digues
• to burst a blood vessel se rompre un vaisseau
• he almost burst a blood vessel (inf) (with anger) il a failli avoir une attaque (inf)
► burst in intransitive verb faire irruption dans la pièce
► burst out intransitive verb
   a. ( = exclaim) s'écrier
   b. to burst out laughing éclater de rire
• to burst out crying fondre en larmes
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[bɜːst] 1.
noun (of flame) jaillissement m, jet m; (of bomb, shell) éclatement m; (of gunfire) rafale f; (of activity, energy, enthusiasm) accès m

a burst of growth — une poussée

a burst of laughter — un éclat de rire

a burst of anger — un accès de colère

a burst of applause — un tonnerre d'applaudissements

to put on a burst of speed — Automobile faire une pointe de vitesse

2.
transitive verb (prét, pp burst) crever [balloon, bubble, tyre]; rompre [blood vessel]

the river burst its banks — le fleuve a débordé

a burst pipe — un tuyau qui a éclaté

3.
intransitive verb (prét, pp burst)
1) [balloon, bubble, tyre] crever; [pipe, boiler] éclater; [dam] rompre; [bomb, firework] éclater

to be bursting at the seams — [bag, room, building] être plein à craquer

to be bursting to do — mourir d'envie de faire

to be bursting with health/pride — déborder de santé/de fierté

2) (emerge suddenly) [people] surgir; [water] jaillir

to burst onto the rock scene — faire irruption dans le monde du rock

Phrasal Verbs:

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