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busted adjective

  /ˈbʌstəd/
  • (slang) Broken.
 bouzillé
  • (slang) Broke; having no money.
 fauché
  • (slang) Caught in the act of doing something one shouldn't do.
 pincé, pris la main dans le sac, pris sur le fait

bust noun

  /ˈbʌst/
  • A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders.
 buste

bust verb

  /ˈbʌst/
  • (transitive, slang) To arrest (someone) for a crime.
 arrêter, attraper
  • (transitive, slang) To catch (someone) in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.
 bouziller, choper, gauler, niquer, pincer, prendre la main dans le sac
  • (transitive, slang) To break in (a woman or girl), to deflower
  • (intransitive, vulgar, slang) To ejaculate; to eject semen or to squirt.
 bouziller, niquer, péter
éclater

bust noun

  /ˈbʌst/
  • (slang) The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation.
 arrestation
  • (slang) A failed enterprise; a bomb.
 bide, fiasco
busted flush
coup manqué
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