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1 bust
I 1. [bʌst]1) (breasts) busto m. (anche art.), petto m., seno m.2) AE colloq. (binge)3) AE colloq. (failure) (person) fallito m. (-a); (business, career) fallimento m., fiasco m.2. 3.aggettivo colloq.1) (broken) rotto, sfasciato2) (bankrupt)II 1. [bʌst]to go bust — fare fallimento, fallire
1) (break) spaccare, sfasciare2) [ police] smantellare [ drugs ring]; fare irruzione in [ premises]; arrestare [ suspect]3) (financially) rovinare, fare fallire [person, firm]2.- bust up••to bust a gut doing sth. — colloq. rompersi la schiena a fare qcs
* * *past participle; see bust II* * *I [bʌst] n(bosom) petto, seno, Art busto- bust upII [bʌst] fam1. adj(broken) rotto (-a), scassato (-a)to go bust — (bankrupt) fallire, fare fallimento
2. vt1)See:burst 2.2) (Police: arrest) pizzicare, beccare, (raid) fare irruzione in3) (break) scassare* * *bust (1) /bʌst/n.2 (scult.) busto.bust (2) /bʌst/n.1 (econ.) congiuntura negativa; recessionebust (3) /bʌst/A pass. e p. p.di to bustB a. ( slang)1 rotto; scassato2 fallito; in bancarotta: to go bust, fallire, fare fallimento; andare in rovina NOTA D'USO: - failed o bankrupt?-.(to) bust /bʌst/A v. t.1 (fam.) rompere; spaccare; fracassare; sfasciare; scassinare; far saltare; far scoppiare: He busted my nose, mi ha spaccato il naso; to bust a safe, scassinare una cassaforte; I've busted a tyre, mi è scoppiata una gomma2 ( slang USA) colpire; dare, mollare un pugno a: He busted me on the nose, mi ha mollato un pugno sul naso7 ( slang USA) fare fiasco in; ( a scuola) essere bocciato in, cannare (pop.); I busted math, ho cannato matematicaB v. i.1 (fam.) rompersi; spaccarsi; scassarsi; fracassarsi; scoppiare: The main pipe has busted, s'è spaccato il tubo principale● (volg. USA) to bust one's ass, ammazzarsi di lavoro; farsi un culo così (volg.) □ ( slang) to bust a gut, crepare dal ridere; ridere a crepapelle; ( anche) fare l'impossibile (per riuscire a fare qc.), fare i salti mortali, dannarsi l'anima □ (fam. USA) to bust st. wide open, portare alla luce (un imbroglio, ecc.); denunciare; far scoppiare ( un caso).* * *I 1. [bʌst]1) (breasts) busto m. (anche art.), petto m., seno m.2) AE colloq. (binge)3) AE colloq. (failure) (person) fallito m. (-a); (business, career) fallimento m., fiasco m.2. 3.aggettivo colloq.1) (broken) rotto, sfasciato2) (bankrupt)II 1. [bʌst]to go bust — fare fallimento, fallire
1) (break) spaccare, sfasciare2) [ police] smantellare [ drugs ring]; fare irruzione in [ premises]; arrestare [ suspect]3) (financially) rovinare, fare fallire [person, firm]2.- bust up••to bust a gut doing sth. — colloq. rompersi la schiena a fare qcs
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2 gut
I 1. [gʌt]1) colloq. (abdomen, belly) stomaco m., pancia f.2) anat. (intestine) intestino m.3) (for racket, bow) budello m., minugia f.2.1) (of human) budella f.; (of animal) interiora f., frattaglie f.; (of building) meandri m.2) (courage) coraggio m.sing., fegato m.sing.3.••II [gʌt]I hate his guts — pop. mi sta sullo stomaco
1) gastr. sventrare, pulire [ animal]* * *1. noun1) (the tube in the lower part of the body through which food passes.) intestino2) (a strong thread made from the gut of an animal, used for violin strings etc.) corda, minugia2. verb1) (to take the guts out of: Her job was to gut fish.) sventrare2) (to destroy completely, except for the outer frame: The fire gutted the house.) distruggere•- guts* * *[ɡʌt]1. n1) Anat intestino, (for violin, racket) minugia, budello2)guts npl — (fam: innards) budella fpl, (of animals) interiora fpl, (fig: courage) fegato
2. vt1) (poultry, fish) levare le interiora a, sventrare2)the blaze gutted the entire building — le fiamme hanno sventrato completamente l'edificio* * *gut /gʌt/A n.1 (spesso pl.) budella; intestino2 (pl.) (fig.) sostanza, succo: Let's get down to the guts of the matter, veniamo al succo della faccenda!;3 (pl.) [u] (fig.) coraggio; determinazione; risolutezza; grinta; fegato (fig.): to have the guts to do st., avere il fegato di fare qc.; sentirsela di fare qc.5 (naut.) gola; stretto6 (pl.) (fig.) frattaglie (fig.); ingranaggi, parti meccaniche: the guts of a car, gli ingranaggi di un'automobileB a. attr.( slang) emotivo; istintivo; profondamente sentito; che viene dal di dentro● gut feeling, sentimento istintivo □ gut reaction, reazione istintiva □ gut-scraper, strimpellatore di violino □ gut-wrenching, sconvolgente; angoscioso □ (fam. USA) to bust a gut, fare l'impossibile; fare i salti mortali (fig.); mettercela tutta □ (fig.) to feel st. in one's guts, sentirsi qc. nelle viscere □ ( slang) to hate sb. 's guts, non poter soffrire q.; avere q. sullo stomaco (fam.) □ (fam. USA) to spill one's guts, vuotare il sacco (fig.); confessare; mettere tutto in piazza □ to sweat (o to work) one's guts out, lavorare come un mulo; darci dentro (fam.) □ (fig. fam.) to turn sb. 's guts out, far rivoltare lo stomaco a q.(to) gut /gʌt/v. t.1 eviscerare; sbudellare; sventrare; pulire ( per cuocere): to gut a fowl, sventrare un pollo; to gut a fish, pulire un pesce* * *I 1. [gʌt]1) colloq. (abdomen, belly) stomaco m., pancia f.2) anat. (intestine) intestino m.3) (for racket, bow) budello m., minugia f.2.1) (of human) budella f.; (of animal) interiora f., frattaglie f.; (of building) meandri m.2) (courage) coraggio m.sing., fegato m.sing.3.••II [gʌt]I hate his guts — pop. mi sta sullo stomaco
1) gastr. sventrare, pulire [ animal]
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bust a gut — (informal) To make a great deal of strenuous effort • • • Main Entry: ↑gut * * * bust a gut informal phrase to try extremely hard to achieve something I nearly bust a gut trying to get the job finished on time. Thesaurus: to try hard to do or get … Useful english dictionary
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bust a gut — (laughing) informal to laugh a lot. I bust a gut laughing at his imitation of the Queen … New idioms dictionary
bust a gut (doing something do something) — bust a ˈgut (doing sth/to do sth) idiom (informal) to make a great effort to do sth • It s a problem which nobody is going to bust a gut trying to solve. Main entry: ↑bustidiom … Useful english dictionary
bust a gut (doing to do something) — bust a ˈgut (doing sth/to do sth) idiom (informal) to make a great effort to do sth • It s a problem which nobody is going to bust a gut trying to solve. Main entry: ↑bustidiom … Useful english dictionary
bust a gut — ► bust a gut informal make a strenuous effort. Main Entry: ↑gut … English terms dictionary
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bust a gut — informal to work very hard or to make a big effort to achieve something. I really bust a gut to get that report finished on time … New idioms dictionary
bust a gut — informal to try extremely hard to achieve something I nearly bust a gut trying to get the job finished on time … English dictionary
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