Reventar (en. Burst)

/reβenˈtaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
verb
English text: To cause something to burst or break violently.
English text: The balloon burst upon touching the flame.
El globo reventó al tocar la llama.
English text: To cause great damage or suffering to someone.
English text: The news shattered his heart.
La noticia reventó su corazón.
English text: To reach the extreme of a situation, provoking an intense reaction.
English text: The stress made him blow up at work.
El estrés lo hizo reventar en el trabajo.

Etymology

English text: From the Latin 'revĕntāre', which means 'to burst or break'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

English text: burst out laughing
English text: To be very amused or laugh a lot.
reventar de risa
English text: burst one's veins
English text: To make an extreme effort that can cause harm.
reventarse las venas
English text: burst with anger
English text: To be extremely angry.
reventar de ira

Related Words

English text: explosion
English text: Violent rupture that produces a burst.
explosión
English text: spoil
English text: To damage or ruin something.
estropear
English text: fracture
English text: Rupture of an object or a part of the body.
fractura

Slang Meanings

English text: To crash the party
English text: They arrived and burst the party with their energy.
Ellos llegaron y reventaron la fiesta con su energía.
English text: Exhausted
English text: After the game, I feel exhausted.
Después del partido, me siento reventado.
English text: To be overheating
English text: Today is so hot that I’m going to burst.
Hoy está tan caliente que me voy a reventar.