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bust noun

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

bust verb

  /ˈbʌst/
  • (transitive, slang) To arrest (someone) for a crime.
 acciuffare, attaccare
far scoppiare, scoppiare
  • (transitive, slang) To break in (a woman or girl), to deflower
  • (intransitive, vulgar, slang) To ejaculate; to eject semen or to squirt.
 rompere, sfasciare
  • (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.
 rompere, sfasciare, sgamare

bust noun

  /ˈbʌst/
  • (slang) The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation.
 arresto, fare irruzione, irruzione
  • (slang) A failed enterprise; a bomb.
 fiasco

busted adjective

  /ˈbʌstəd/
  • (slang) Broke; having no money.
 al verde
  • (slang) Caught in the act of doing something one shouldn't do.
 beccato
bust one's ass
farsi il culo
bust one's butt
farsi il culo
bust someone's balls
rompere i coglioni, rompere le palle, rompere le scatole
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