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past participle; see bust IItr[bʌst]1 (bosom) busto, pecho2 (sculpture) busto————————tr[bʌst]1 familiar (bankruptcy) quiebra, bancarrota2 familiar (police raid) redada2 (burst) reventado,-a3 familiar (bankrupt) en quiebra, arruinado,-a2 (burst) reventar3 familiar (make bankrupt) llevar a la quiebra1 (break) romperse2 (burst) reventarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go bust familiar quebrarbust ['bʌst] vt1) break, smash: romper, estropear, destrozar2) tame: domar, amansar (un caballo)bust vi: romperse, estropearsebust n1) : busto m (en la escultura)2) breasts: pecho m, senos mpl, busto mn.• bulto s.m.• busto s.m.• fracaso s.m.• pecho de mujer s.m.• torso s.m.v.• arruinarse v.• romper v.
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1. 'bʌstb) (past & past p busted) ( raid) (sl) \<\<person\>\> agarrar (fam), trincar* (Esp fam); \<\<premises\>\> hacer* una redada enc) (past & past p busted) ( bankrupt) (AmE colloq) dejar sin un centavo or (Esp tb) sin blanca or (Méx tb) sin un quintoe) (past & past p busted) bust (down) ( demote) (AmE sl) degradar
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vi (past & past p busted or BrE also bust) (colloq) \<\<object/machine\>\> romperse*, estropearse, sonar* (CS fam)
II
1)a) ( sculpture) busto mb) ( bosom) busto m, pecho m2) ( collapse) (esp AmE) caída f, descalabro m
III
1)a) ( bankrupt) (colloq)to go bust — quebrar*, ir(se)* a la bancarrota, fundirse (Per, RPl fam)
b) ( Games) (pred)2) ( broken) (BrE) roto, estropeado
I [bʌst]1. N1) (Art) busto m2) (=bosom) pecho m2.CPDbust measurement N — talla f de pecho
II [bʌst]1. ADJ1) * (=broken) estropeado, escacharrado (Sp) *2) * (=bankrupt)to go bust — [business] quebrar, irse a pique *; [person] arruinarse
2. N1) (Police) ** (=raid) redada f2) (US) * (=failure) pifia * f3. VT1) * (=break) destrozar, escacharrar (Sp) *- bust a gut- bust one's ass2) (Police) ** (=arrest) agarrar, trincar (Sp) *; (=raid) hacer una redada enthe police busted him for drugs — la policía lo agarró por cuestión de drogas, la policía lo trincó por cuestión de drogas (Sp) *
3) (esp US) * (=demote) [+ police officer] degradar4.VI * romperse, estropearseNew York or bust! — ¡o Nueva York o nada!
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1. ['bʌst]b) (past & past p busted) ( raid) (sl) \<\<person\>\> agarrar (fam), trincar* (Esp fam); \<\<premises\>\> hacer* una redada enc) (past & past p busted) ( bankrupt) (AmE colloq) dejar sin un centavo or (Esp tb) sin blanca or (Méx tb) sin un quintoe) (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
1)a) ( sculpture) busto mb) ( bosom) busto m, pecho m2) ( collapse) (esp AmE) caída f, descalabro m
III
1)a) ( bankrupt) (colloq)to go bust — quebrar*, ir(se)* a la bancarrota, fundirse (Per, RPl fam)
b) ( Games) (pred)2) ( broken) (BrE) roto, estropeado
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