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For the verb: "to burst"

Simple Past:	burst
Past Participle:	burst

Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:

burst

1. noun (of flame) jaillissement m;
   (of gunfire) rafale f;
   (of activity, enthusiasm) accès m;
   a ~ of laughter un éclat de rire;
   a ~ of applause un tonnerre d'applaudissements.

2. transitive verb gen crever;
   rompre (blood vessel);
   to ~ its banks (river) déborder.

3. intransitive verb gen crever;
   (pipe) éclater;
   (dam) rompre;
   to be ~ing with health/pride déborder de santé/fierté.

burst into

1. faire irruption dans (room);

2. to ~ into flames s'enflammer;
   to ~ into tears fondre en larmes.

burst out:

to ~ out laughing éclater de rire;
to ~ out crying fondre en larmes.

burst through

rompre (barricade);
to ~ through the door entrer violemment.

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'burst' found in these entries:

English:

applause - flame - tear

French:

crever - déchaîner - éclater - irruption - jet - percer - péter - pouffer - rafale - rush - salve - sauter - sursaut

burst: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations
burst		nm	éclatement
burst		nf	explosion
burst	(anger, laughter)	nm	éclat (rage, rire)
burst	(affection)	nm	élan (tendresse)
burst	(thunder)	nm	coup (tonnerre)
burst	(enthusiasm)	nm	accès (enthousiasme)
burst	(blow out (tire, pipe))	v	éclater ⇒ (pneu, tuyau)
burst	(bomb, shell)	v	exploser ⇒ (bombe)
Additional Translations:
burst	(bubble, balloon, abscess)	v	crever ⇒ (bulle, ballon, abcès)
burst		v	se rompre ⇒
burst		v	se précipiter ⇒
burst		v	se jeter ⇒
Compound Forms/Formes composées
burst advertising		nm	matraquage
burst forth		v	fuser ⇒
burst in			entrer en coup de vent
burst in		v	faire irruption
burst into flame		v	enflammer ⇒
burst into laughter			éclater de rire
burst into song			entonner une chanson
burst into tears			éclater en sanglots
burst into tears			fondre en larmes
burst of laughter			éclat de rire
burst of light		nm	jet de lumière
burst of speed			pointe de vitesse
burst of speed		nm	emballage (sports-cyclisme)
burst out		v	exploser ⇒
burst out		v	éclater ⇒ (se déclencher)
burst out		v	exploser ⇒ (joie, rage)
burst out		v	pouffer ⇒
burst out laughing			éclater de rire
burst out laughing		v	s'esclaffer ⇒
burst upon		v	apparaître ⇒
fit to burst		nf	explosion
ready to burst		phrase	sur le point d'éclater
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a short burst of current
air / ground burst
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Bullets/Burst
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burst into a riot of colours?
burst into tears
Burst of dot-com bubble
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cold burst
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Fit to burst
He burst forth in one outraged cry
Heart burst into fire
I wasn't about to burst into glorious song about it myself
My heart will go mad, nearly burst
the rivers have burst their banks
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