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burst

 
 
/bɜːst/ verb (past tense and past participle burst)

Translation

[I, T] If a container bursts, or if you burst it, it breaks suddenly, so that what is inside it comes out.
patla(t)mak, yar(ıl)mak, patlayıp param parça olmak
A water pipe burst and flooded the cellar.1972
burst in/out/through, etc to move somewhere suddenly and forcefully
bir yere/yerden aniden ve zor kullanarak girmek, hareket etmek, çıkmak, geçmek
Three masked men burst into the shop.16321613
burst into flames to suddenly start burning
aniden tutuşmak, yanmaya başlamak
1286
burst into laughter/tears, etc to suddenly start laughing/crying, etc
birden göz yaşına boğulmak, gülmeye başlamak, ağlamak
She burst into tears and ran away.10751077
burst open to open suddenly and with force
pat/güm diye birden bire açılmak
1972
be bursting with confidence/joy, etc to be full of an emotion or quality
...ile dolu olmak, neşe/güven dolu olmak, duygu yüklü olmak
She was bursting with pride.2126
be bursting to do sth informal to want to do something very much
bir şeyi yapmayı çok istemek, can atmak
I was bursting to tell him about the party.928
burst out phrasal verb
to suddenly say something loudly
birşeyi aniden yüksek sesle söyleyivermek
'Don't go!' he burst out.1186
burst out laughing/crying to suddenly start laughing/crying: I walked in and everyone burst out laughing.10751077
(Definition of burst verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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