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A n ( 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 weeping une crise de larmes ; a burst of laughter un éclat de rire ; a burst of anger un accès de colère ; a burst of applause un tonnerre d'applaudissements ; a burst of colour une explosion de couleurs ; a burst of inspiration un éclat de génie ; there has been a burst of interest in the 1920s/in her work il y a eu un regain d'intérêt subit pour les années 20/pour son œuvre ; to put on a burst of speed Aut faire une pointe de vitesse.B vtr ( prét, pp burst) crever [balloon, bubble, tyre] ; to burst a blood vessel Med rompre un vaisseau sanguin ; the river burst its banks le fleuve a rompu ses digues ; a burst pipe un tuyau qui a éclaté.1 [balloon, bubble, tyre] crever ; [abscess] crever, percer ; [pipe, boiler] éclater ; [dam] rompre ; [bomb, shell, firework] éclater ; to be bursting at the seams, to be full to bursting point [bag, room, building] être plein à craquer ; hum [person] ( from too much food) n'en pouvoir plus, être plein comme une outre ; to be laughing fit to burst se tordre de rire ; to be bursting to do mourir d'envie de faire ; to be bursting (for the toilet) ○ avoir besoin de faire pipi ○ ; to be bursting with health/enthusiasm/pride déborder de santé/d'enthousiasme/de fierté ;2 ( emerge suddenly) [people] surgir ; [water etc] jaillir ; the sun burst through the clouds le soleil a percé les nuages ; soldiers burst from behind the hedgerows des soldats ont surgi brusquement de derrière les haies ; they burst onto the rock scene in 1982 ils ont fait irruption dans le monde du rock en 1982.■ burst in:▶ burst in faire irruption, entrer en trombe ; to burst in on a meeting/conversation interrompre brusquement une réunion/conversation.■ burst into:▶ burst into [sth]1 entrer dans [qch] en trombe, faire irruption dans [room, building, meeting] ;2 to burst into blossom ou bloom s'épanouir ; to burst into leaf se couvrir de feuilles ; to burst into flames s'enflammer ; to burst into song se mettre à chanter ; to burst into tears fondre en larmes ; to burst into laughter éclater de rire.■ burst open:▶ burst open [sth], burst [sth] open ouvrir [qch] violemment.1 ( come out) to burst out of a room/building sortir en trombe d'une pièce/d'un immeuble ; he was bursting out of his waistcoat fig il était boudiné dans son gilet ; the straw was bursting out of the mattress la paille sortait du matelas éventré ;2 ( start) to burst out laughing éclater de rire ; to burst out crying fondre en larmes ; to burst out singing se mettre (tout d'un coup) à chanter ;3 ( exclaim) s'écrier, s'exclamer ; ‘you're lying!’ he burst out angrily ‘tu mens!’ s'écria-t-il en colère.▶ burst through [sth] rompre [barricade, road block] ; she burst through the door elle est entrée violemment or brusquement.
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burst at the seams — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be too full or too crowded. * /John ate so much he was bursting at the seams./ * /Mary s album was so full of pictures it was bursting at the seams./ … Dictionary of American idioms
burst at the seams — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be too full or too crowded. * /John ate so much he was bursting at the seams./ * /Mary s album was so full of pictures it was bursting at the seams./ … Dictionary of American idioms
burst with joy — or[pride] {v. phr.} To be so full of the feeling of joy or pride that one cannot refrain from showing one s exuberant feelings. * /Armstrong and Aldrin burst with pride when they stepped out on the moon in July, 1969./ … Dictionary of American idioms
burst with joy — or[pride] {v. phr.} To be so full of the feeling of joy or pride that one cannot refrain from showing one s exuberant feelings. * /Armstrong and Aldrin burst with pride when they stepped out on the moon in July, 1969./ … Dictionary of American idioms
burst — [bʉrst] vi. burst, bursting [ME bresten, bersten < OE berstan & ON bresta, both < IE base * bhres , to burst, break, crack] 1. to come apart suddenly and violently, as from internal pressure; fly into pieces; break open or out; explode 2.… … English World dictionary
burst — ► VERB (past and past part. burst) 1) break suddenly and violently apart. 2) be very full. 3) move or be opened suddenly and forcibly. 4) (be bursting with) feel (an irrepressible emotion or impulse). 5) suddenly do something as an expression of… … English terms dictionary
burst\ with\ joy — • burst with joy • burst with pride v. phr. To be so full of the feeling of joy or pride that one cannot refrain from showing one s exuberant feelings. Armstrong and Aldrin burst with pride when they stepped out on the moon in July, 1969 … Словарь американских идиом
burst\ with\ pride — • burst with joy • burst with pride v. phr. To be so full of the feeling of joy or pride that one cannot refrain from showing one s exuberant feelings. Armstrong and Aldrin burst with pride when they stepped out on the moon in July, 1969 … Словарь американских идиом
burst in on someone — burst in (on (someone/something)) to enter or appear suddenly or unexpectedly. She was in the middle of teaching her writing class when the head of the English department burst in. “Sorry to burst in on you like this,” Nick apologized to the room … New idioms dictionary
burst in on something — burst in (on (someone/something)) to enter or appear suddenly or unexpectedly. She was in the middle of teaching her writing class when the head of the English department burst in. “Sorry to burst in on you like this,” Nick apologized to the room … New idioms dictionary
burst in on — burst in (on (someone/something)) to enter or appear suddenly or unexpectedly. She was in the middle of teaching her writing class when the head of the English department burst in. “Sorry to burst in on you like this,” Nick apologized to the room … New idioms dictionary