estallar
/estaˈʝaɾ/, [es.t̪aˈʝaɾ], /estaˈʝaɾ/, [es.t̪aˈʝaɾ]burst, explode
Verb estallar (first-person singular present estallo, first-person singular preterite estallé, past participle estallado)
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(intransitive) to explode, to blow up, to burst
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(intransitive) to crack (a whip)
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(intransitive) to break out, erupt; said of a revolution, a war, a fire, or similar
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(intransitive) to break loose
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(intransitive) to blow up, to blow one's top, to explode
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(transitive) to pop (e.g., a bubble, a balloon, a button, a question)
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(transitive) to blow up, to set off, to make explode (hacer + estallar)
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Con lo que Alice, esperando una respuesta, se encontró fue un aullido repentino. Fue un ruido sonoro, agudo como para estallar sus tímpanos, fuerte como para llegar hasta el cielo.
What Alice, waiting for a reply, was faced with was a sudden howl. It was a resounding noise, sharp as to burst her ear drums, loud as to reach unto the heavens.
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Desmantelaron la bomba antes de que pudiera estallar.
They defused the bomb before it could blow up.
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Los secuestradores querían que Tom hiciera estallar aquel edificio.
The kidnappers wanted Tom to blow up that building.
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Tom parece no estar dispuesto a ser un terrorista suicida que hace estallar una bomba.
Tom seems to be unwilling to be a suicide bomber.
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Oímos a la bomba estallar.
We heard the bomb go off.
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Al estallar la bomba causó muchos daños.
The bomb caused a lot of damage when it exploded.
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Los terroristas hicieron estallar un bus.
Terrorists blew up a bus.
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Ella no pudo evitar estallar en una carcajada.
She couldn't help bursting into laughter.
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¡Está a punto de estallar!
It's about to explode!
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