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bust1

bust, bust (US busted, busted) /bʌst/

Translation

v [t]
(inform)
destrozar
echar abajo
to bust the door down
echar la puerta abajo
(inform)
detener
The police busted him yesterday
La policía lo detuvo ayer
constr. Se usa más en pasiva
(inform)
hacer una redada
registrar
(Definition of bust v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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