bust

bust
bust [bʌst]
1. noun
   a. ( = chest) poitrine f
   b. ( = sculpture) buste m
2. adjective
   a. ( = broken) (inf) fichu (inf), foutu (inf !)
   b. ( = bankrupt) (inf) to go bust faire faillite
3. transitive verb
   a. ( = break) (inf) casser
   b. ( = arrest) (inf!) arrêter ; ( = raid) (inf!) perquisitionner
4. compounds
► bust measurement noun tour m de poitrine
► bust-up (inf!) noun engueulade (inf !) f
• to have a bust-up with sb s'engueuler avec qn (inf !)
* * *
[bʌst] 1.
noun
1) (breasts) poitrine f
2) Art buste m
3) (colloq) US (binge)

to go on the bust — faire la bringue (colloq)

4) (colloq) US (failure) (person) raté/-e m/f; (business, career) échec m; Economics effondrement m
5) (colloq) (police raid) rafle f; (arrest) arrestation f
2.
noun modifier

bust size —

bust measurement — tour m de poitrine

3.
adjective (colloq)
1) (broken) fichu (colloq)
2) (bankrupt)

to go bust — faire faillite

4.
(colloq) transitive verb (prét, pp bust ou busted)
1) (break) bousiller (colloq)
2) (break up) démanteler [drugs ring]; (raid) faire une descente dans [premises]; (arrest) épingler (colloq) [suspect]
3) (financially) ruiner [person, firm]
4) (colloq) US (demote) rétrograder [soldier, policeman] (to au rang de)
5.
(colloq) intransitive verb (prét, pp bust ou busted) = burst 3.
Phrasal Verbs:
••

to bust a gut doing — (colloq) se donner un mal de chien (colloq) pour faire


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