Bust in spanish
Busto
pronunciation: bustoʊ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: bustoʊ part of speech: noun
In gestures
bust1 = busto. [Referido a cabeza]
Example: The society has published a catalogue of its prints, drawings, engravings and busts.bust2 = busto, pecho.
Example: First on the list was her bust, which has also gone from plump to saggy and deflated over the course of just a couple of years.more:
» bustline = busto.
Example: In many a society a girl without a prominent bustline is treated as an ugly duckling, freakish or even asexual.bust3 = ruina, fracaso, descalabro, crisis, quiebra, en quiebra, bancarrota.
Example: The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.bust4 = redada, batida.
Example: Both of them were arrested shortly after leaving Reed's residence before the bust.more:
» drug bust = redada antidroga.
Example: Colombian government reported seizing tons of cocaine in drug bust this weekend showing drug cache and jungle airstrips.bust5 = reventar, machacar.
Example: 'That new project he's been busting himself and everyone else over is way behind schedule and Peterson is getting fed up'.more:
» be busting for + the loo = estar que + mearse/cagarse, necesitar un servicio urgentemente, necesitar un váter urgentemente.
Example: This morning I was lying in bed, busting for the loo but determined not to get up even 1 minute before the alarm went off.» be busting for + the toilet = estar que + mearse/cagarse, necesitar un servicio urgentemente, necesitar un váter urgentemente.
Example: He had a funny look on his face -- a bit like the look people get when they're busting for the toilet, but someone else is using it and they have to wait.» bust + a myth = desmitificar un mito, desmontar un mito.
Example: A heart doctor has said recently that it's time to bust the myth that saturated fat has anything to do with heart disease.» go + bust = arruinarse, quebrar.
Example: If fuel pump prices are reduced drastically many petrol station operators will go bust.bust6 = arrestar, capturar, trincar, atrapar, agarrar, hacer una redada.
Example: On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.