bust – Deutsch–English translations

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bust noun

  /bɐst/ , /bʊst/ , /bʌst/
  • sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders
Büste
  • breasts and upper thorax of a woman
Busen, Büste

bust verb

  /bɐst/ , /bʊst/ , /bʌst/
  • (slang) to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal
erwischen, ertappen
bersten
  • (US) to reduce in rank
degradieren
  • (slang) to arrest for a crime
einlochen
  • to break something
zerbrechen, zerstören

bust noun

  /bɐst/ , /bʊst/ , /bʌst/
Fiasko, Flopp, Scheitern

busted adjective

  /ˈbʌs.təd/ , /ˈbʌs.tɪd/
  • caught in the act
aufgeflogen, erwischt, geschnappt
  • having no money
pleite
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