bust

rompere

Rompere qualcosa o farlo smettere di funzionare.

In inglese semplice: To break something or make it stop working.

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

Sinonimi: break, damage

Espressioni comuni: bust something open, bust a pipe, bust a window

arrestare

Detto della polizia, catturare qualcuno e portarlo via per un reato.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: bust someone for something (Police busted him for selling drugs.)

Sinonimi: arrest

Contrari: release

Espressioni comuni: bust someone for something, bust a dealer

sfatare, confutare

Dimostrare che un’idea creduta da molti è sbagliata.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: disprove, debunk

Espressioni comuni: bust a myth, bust the belief

busto

Statua che raffigura solo la testa, le spalle e la parte superiore del petto di una persona.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: bust of someone (They displayed a bust of the poet.)

Espressioni comuni: marble bust, bust of someone, bronze bust

seno, circonferenza del seno

Il seno di una donna o la misura della sua circonferenza nel punto più largo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: chest

Espressioni comuni: bust size, bust measurement, full bust

retata, irruzione

Operazione della polizia per catturare criminali, spesso entrando in un edificio.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: raid

Espressioni comuni: drug bust, police bust, major bust

fallito, in bancarotta

Che non può pagare i debiti perché non ha più denaro.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: go bust (The firm went bust last year.)

Sinonimi: bankrupt, broke

Contrari: solvent

Espressioni comuni: go bust, be bust