bust

casser

Casser quelque chose ou le mettre hors d’usage.

En anglais simple : To break something or make it stop working.

• I busted my phone.
• The pressure busted a pipe.
• Did you bust the lock?

Synonymes : break, damage

Expressions courantes : bust something open, bust a pipe, bust a window

arrêter

Pour la police, attraper quelqu’un et l’emmener pour un délit.

En anglais simple : If police do this to someone, they catch them and take them away for a crime.

• Police busted the dealer.
• She was busted for stealing a car.
• They busted three men during the raid.

Comment l'utiliser : bust someone for something (Police busted him for selling drugs.)

Synonymes : arrest

Contraires : release

Expressions courantes : bust someone for something, bust a dealer

démentir, réfuter

Montrer qu’une idée largement répandue est fausse.

En anglais simple : To show that a widely believed idea is wrong.

• These facts bust an old myth.
• Her research busted several common myths.
• Can this experiment bust the belief?

Synonymes : disprove, debunk

Expressions courantes : bust a myth, bust the belief

buste

Statue représentant seulement la tête, les épaules et le haut de la poitrine d’une personne.

En anglais simple : A statue showing only a person’s head, shoulders, and upper chest.

• A marble bust stood on the shelf.
• The museum displays busts of famous writers.
• She made a bronze bust of her father.

Comment l'utiliser : bust of someone (They displayed a bust of the poet.)

Expressions courantes : marble bust, bust of someone, bronze bust

poitrine, tour de poitrine

Les seins d’une femme, ou la mesure autour de sa poitrine à l’endroit le plus large.

En anglais simple : A woman’s breasts, or the measurement around her chest at its widest point.

• The dress is tight across the bust.
• Measure your bust before ordering a bra.
• This jacket suits a fuller bust.

Synonymes : chest

Expressions courantes : bust size, bust measurement, full bust

descente de police

Opération de police pour attraper des criminels, souvent en entrant dans un bâtiment.

En anglais simple : An action by police to catch criminals, often by entering a building.

• Three people were arrested in the bust.
• Police seized weapons during a major bust.
• The drug bust followed months of investigation.

Synonymes : raid

Expressions courantes : drug bust, police bust, major bust

en faillite, fauché

Qui ne peut plus payer ses dettes faute d’argent.

En anglais simple : Unable to pay debts because there is no money left.

• The company went bust.
• Several small shops are now bust.
• His business went bust after losing its biggest customer.

Comment l'utiliser : go bust (The firm went bust last year.)

Synonymes : bankrupt, broke

Contraires : solvent

Expressions courantes : go bust, be bust