New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: burst in on · burn into · butt into · bash into · build into · bump into · bunch into · burst out · bursting · buy into

burst into

1 (v + prep) start laughing, crying, etc INTRANSITIVEhe burst into tears phléasc sé amach ag caoineadh, bhris an gol airto burst into song tosú ag canadhthe guests burst into applause thosaigh na haíonna ag bualadh bos 2 (v + prep) start burning INTRANSITIVEit burst into flames (also it burst into flame) chuaigh sé trí thine, chuaigh sé ar thine, las sé 3 (v + prep) start growing INTRANSITIVEsceith verb c m uthe roses are bursting into life tá na rósanna ag sceitheadh, tá na rósanna ag fás go tiubh tréan 4 (v + prep) start functioning INTRANSITIVEthe engine burst into life dhúisigh an t-inneall de léim → see burst

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the primroses are bursting into bloom tá na sabhaircíní ag bláthú, tá bláth ag teacht ar na sabhaircíní, tá na sabhaircíní ag teacht i mbláth
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to burst into floods of tears (also to burst into a flood of tears)he burst into floods of tears phléasc an gol air, tháinig racht caointe air
hysterics »

he burst into hysterics bhuail racht é
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they burst into song thosaigh siad ag gabháil cheoil, thosaigh siad ag amhrán
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she burst into tears tháinig na deora go fras léi, tháinig racht caointe uirthi, bhris an gol uirthi
song »

he burst into song thosaigh sé ag gabháil fhoinn, thosaigh sé a cheol
tear¹ »

he burst into tears bhris na deora air, bhris an gol air, thosaigh sé ag caoineadh go fras

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