bust
noun
1 noun bosombrollach masc1 what bust size are you? cén tomhas atá agat san ucht?, cén uimhir sa bhrollach thú? 2 noun statuedealbh bhrád busta masc4 Taispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun informal police raidruathar masc1 she died in a botched bust fuair sí bás le linn ruathair ar theip air 4 noun informal (especially US) failureteip fem2 he's a bust teip atá ann, tá sé gan mhaith, níl aon mhaith ann
verb
5 verb informal catch sb TRANSITIVEgabh verb beir ar PhrV they got busted at the airport gabhadh iad ag an aerfort, rugadh orthu ag an aerfort 6 verb informal raid sth TRANSITIVEruathar a thabhairt faoi their house got busted tugadh ruathar faoina dteach 7 verb informal stop gang, union, etc TRANSITIVEdeireadh a chur le they busted drugs gangs chuir siad buíonta drugaí ó mhaith 8 verb informal stop (stress, congestion, etc) TRANSITIVEstop a chur le deireadh a chur le to bust stress an strus a ruaigeadh 9 verb informal break, damage TRANSITIVEbris verb he bust a window bhris sé fuinneogI'll bust your nose for you! brisfidh mé do shrón duit!, buailfidh mé dorn sa ghaosán ort!adjective
10 adjective informal bankruptbancbhriste adj3 the firm went bust chuaigh an gnólacht as gnó, chuaigh an gnólacht i mbá 11 adjective informal brokenbriste adj3 my phone is bust tá mo ghuthán briste 12 adjective informal injuredgortaithe adj3 he has a bust lip tá a liopa gearrtha