estallar

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to explode

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estallar
intransitive verb
1to explode (explotar) (bomba); to burst (neumático); to erupt (volcán); to shatter (cristal); to break, to crash (olas)
  • si sigo comiendo voy a estallar -> if I eat any more I'll burst
2to break out (sonar) (ovación); to crack (látigo)
3to break out (guerra, epidemia); to break (tormenta)
  • ha estallado un nuevo escándalo de corrupción -> a new corruption scandal has erupted
4to blow up, to blow one's top (expresarse bruscamente)
  • se metieron tanto conmigo que al final estallé -> they went on at me so much I eventually blew up o blew my top
  • estallar en sollozos -> to burst into tears
  • estallar en una carcajada -> to burst out laughing
  • ¡voy a estallar de nervios! -> I'm so nervous!

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estallar [es-tal-lyar’]
verb neuter
1To crack (látido), to burst into chinks with a loud sound (bomba, neumático), to creak. (n)
2To break out into fury or rage. (Metaphorical) (n)
  • Estallar en llanto -> to burst into tears
  • Hacer estallar -> to set off; (Fig.) to spark off

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estallar
verbo:intransitivo
1 (reventar) [+pólvora, globo] to explode; [+bomba] to explode; go off; [+volcán] to erupt; [+neumático] to burst; [+vidrio] to shatter; [+látigo] to crack
estallar en llanto to burst into tears; el parabrisas estalló en pedazos the windscreen shattered; hacer estallar to set off; to spark off; start
2 [+epidemia, guerra, conflicto, sublevación] to break out
cuando estalló la guerra when the war broke out

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Verb Conjugation for "estallar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo estallo estallé estallaba estallaré estalle
Tú estallas estallaste estallabas estallarás estalles
Ella/Él/Usted estalla estalló estallaba estallará estalle
Nosotros estallamos estallamos estallábamos estallaremos estallemos
Vosotros estalláis estallasteis estallabais estallaréis estalléis
Ellos/Ustedes estallan estallaron estallaban estallarán estallen
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