bust

[bʌst]

sustantivo

1. busto (m) (of woman)

bust measurement -> medida (f) de busto

2. busto (m) (statue)

adjetivo

1. (familiar) (broken)

to be bust -> estar estropeado(a) or escacharrado(a) (español de España)
to go bust -> quebrar (bankrupt)

verbo transitivo (pt & pp bust or busted)

2. estropear (break), escacharrar (español de España)

3. trincar, empapelar (arrest)

bust [bast]

sustantivo

1. Busto, estatua que representa medio cuerpo humano hasta el pecho (sculpture).

2. El pecho, particularmente el de mujer (bosom).

3. Caída, descalabro (collapse).

adjetivo

To go quebrar -> irse a la bancarrota, fundirse (bankrupt)
It’s a gold medal or o la medalla de oro o nada (games) -> (GB) Roto, estropeado

Bust down -> degradar (demote)

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

1. Romperse, estropearse, sonar (object, machine). (n)

va. (Coloq,) Romper (break).(SL.) Agarrar, trincar (raid/ person); hacer una redada en (premises).(Coloq,) Dejar sin un centavo, o sin blanca, o sin un quinto (bankrupt). Darle un puñetazo a (punch).(Sl.)

"bust" in the Answers forum


Q:	I was just saying it to bust Q's chops like I often like to do
A:	We might say, "He is always busting my chops" to say that some guy incessantly gives me a hard time. This is often said of people in the work environment.…