bust

bust
I 1. [bʌst]
nome
1) (breasts) busto m. (anche art.), petto m., seno m.
2) AE colloq. (binge)

to go on the bust — fare baldoria

3) AE colloq. (failure) (person) fallito m. (-a); (business, career) fallimento m., fiasco m.
4) colloq. (raid) retata f.; (arrest) arresto m.
2.
modificatore

bust size o measurement — circonferenza del torace

3.
aggettivo colloq.
1) (broken) rotto, sfasciato
2) (bankrupt)

to go bust — fare fallimento, fallire

II 1. [bʌst]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. bust o busted) colloq.
1) (break) spaccare, sfasciare
2) [police] smantellare [drugs ring]; fare irruzione in [premises]; arrestare [suspect]
3) (financially) rovinare, fare fallire [person, firm]
4) AE colloq. (demote) degradare [soldier]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. bust o busted) colloq. scoppiare, esplodere
••

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
II [bʌst] fam
1. adj
(broken) rotto (-a), scassato (-a)

to go bust — (bankrupt) fallire, fare fallimento

2. vt
1)
See:
2) (Police: arrest) pizzicare, beccare, (raid) fare irruzione in
3) (break) scassare
* * *
bust (1) /bʌst/
n.
1 petto (di donna); seno; busto: big bust, seno abbondante; bust measurement, circonferenza seno
2 (scult.) busto.
bust (2) /bʌst/
n.
1 (econ.) congiuntura negativa; recessione
2 (slang USA) retata o irruzione (della polizia): a drugs bust, una retata di spacciatori
3 (slang USA) arresto (spec. per droga)
4 (slang) fallimento; bancarotta
5 (slang) schifezza; fiasco
6 (slang USA) colpo; pugno; cazzotto
7 (slang USA) bevuta; sbevazzata; bisboccia: beer bust, bevuta di birra
8 (slang mil. USA) degradazione.
bust (3) /bʌst/
A pass. e p. p.
di to bust
B a. (slang)
1 rotto; scassato
2 fallito; in bancarotta: to go bust, fallire, fare fallimento; andare in rovina NOTA D'USO: -failed o bankrupt?-.
(to) bust /bʌst/
(pass. e p. p. busted o bust)
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 gomma
2 (slang USA) colpire; dare, mollare un pugno a: He busted me on the nose, mi ha mollato un pugno sul naso
3 (slang USA) arrestare (spec. per droga); beccare; pizzicare
4 (slang USA) (della polizia) fare irruzione in; fare una retata di
5 (slang) fare un furto con scasso in; fare un colpo in; svaligiare
6 (slang) mandare in rovina, in malora; far fallire
7 (slang USA) fare fiasco in; (a scuola) essere bocciato in, cannare (pop.); I busted math, ho cannato matematica
8 (slang mil. USA) degradare: He got busted to private, è stato degradato a soldato semplice
9 (slang USA) domare (un cavallo)
B v. i.
1 (fam.) rompersi; spaccarsi; scassarsi; fracassarsi; scoppiare: The main pipe has busted, s'è spaccato il tubo principale
2 (slang) sconfiggere; distruggere
● (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]
nome
1) (breasts) busto m. (anche art.), petto m., seno m.
2) AE colloq. (binge)

to go on the bust — fare baldoria

3) AE colloq. (failure) (person) fallito m. (-a); (business, career) fallimento m., fiasco m.
4) colloq. (raid) retata f.; (arrest) arresto m.
2.
modificatore

bust size o measurement — circonferenza del torace

3.
aggettivo colloq.
1) (broken) rotto, sfasciato
2) (bankrupt)

to go bust — fare fallimento, fallire

II 1. [bʌst]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. bust o busted) colloq.
1) (break) spaccare, sfasciare
2) [police] smantellare [drugs ring]; fare irruzione in [premises]; arrestare [suspect]
3) (financially) rovinare, fare fallire [person, firm]
4) AE colloq. (demote) degradare [soldier]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. bust o busted) colloq. scoppiare, esplodere
••

to bust a gut doing sth. — colloq. rompersi la schiena a fare qcs


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