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Meaning of Burst | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent

bɝst

Definitions

An act or instance of bursting.
A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display.
A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm.
The explosion of a bomb or missile.
A drinking spree.
archaic

Conjugation

Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of Burst.

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Equivalents

العربية الانفجار رش

Български взрив

Bosanski fala papa Petar prolom provala škur провала пролом

Català esclatar petar rebentar

Čeština prasknout prásknutí rup salva

Cymraeg byrstio ffrwydro

Deutsch bersten Plätzen Zerbrechen Zerplatzen

Ελληνικά εκρήγνυμαι έκρηξη ομοβροντία ριπή σκάω

Esperanto krevi

Español estallido estallo explosión ráfaga reventar reventón

Suomi haljeta laukeama puhjeta puhkeama puhkeaminen puhkinainen purske räjähdys räjähtää ryöppy

Français burst éclatement éclater Explosion

Gaeilge pléasc rois

Galego esbochar estoiro estoupar estoupido estoupo estourar estouro rebentar

עברית התפוצץ

हिन्दी प्रस्फुटित फूटना

Hrvatski fala papa Petar prolom provala škur провала пролом

Magyar borul fakad kitör

Հայերեն պայթել պայթյուն պոռթկում

Bahasa Indonesia letupan letusan meletup meletus

Italiano esplodere esplosione scoppiare scoppio

日本語決潰破裂する陣

ភាសាខ្មែរ ផ្ទុះ

한국어 파열하다

Kurdî papa rûp

Кыргызча бөлүү

Te Reo Māori ngāwhā pahu papa

Монгол тэсрэх

Bahasa Melayu meletup pecah

Nederlands barsten ontploffing salvo uitbarsting

Polski eksplozja fala pękać pęknąć pęknięcie rozerwanie rozpuk rozsadzać wybuch

Português arrebentar estourar estouro explosão

Русский взрыв ло́пание лопаться лопнуть очередь разорваться разрыв разрываться трескаться треснуть

Shqip plas

Српски fala papa Petar prolom provala škur провала пролом

Svenska brisad brisera briserad brista krevad omgång salva skur spräckning spricka

తెలుగు చితుకు

ไทย ระเบิด แตก

Tagalog putok

Türkçe patlamak

Українська сплеск

Examples

“The bursts of the bombs could be heard miles away.”

“I read ⟳ it in two bursts.”

“"It's my wedding-day," cried Biddy, in a burst ⟳ of happiness, "and I am married to Joe!"”

“[…] and only at Barnet did Tappin give ⟳ Empire of India a burst ⟳ to bring ⟳ us up to the 60 m.p.h. speed ⟳ ceiling of the London area.”

“It was tragic, all right, but George and Hazel couldn't think ⟳ about it very hard. Hazel had a perfectly average intelligence, which meant she couldn't think ⟳ about anything except in short bursts.”

“a ground burst ⟳; a surface burst ⟳”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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