How to Say "Bust" in Portuguese

busto

/ˈbus.tu/

The Portuguese word for bust is busto.

Meaning: to break something (verb)

How do you pronounce it?

The word has two syllables, with the stress on the first syllable. It is pronounced /ˈbus.tu/.

While English uses 'bust' for a police raid, Portuguese speakers use the word batida to describe a sudden police operation to catch criminals.
When describing a person who is 'bust' in the sense of being bankrupt, Portuguese speakers use the phrase estou quebrado, which literally means 'I am broken'.
In Portuguese, busto refers exclusively to the sculpture or the anatomical chest area, but it is never used to mean 'breaking' or 'smashing' something like the English verb 'to bust'.

Um busto de Aristóteles encontra-se num pedestal na entrada.
A bust of Aristotle stands on a pedestal in the entryway.
This sentence shows how to describe a bust of Aristotle positioned on a pedestal.
Tatoeba #952433 by alexmarcelo, translation #950923 by darinmex
Mas o Corvo, sentado solitário naquele busto plácido, pronunciou apenas essa única palavra, como se a alma dele com essa única palavra ele derramasse.
But the Raven, sitting lonely on that placid bust, spoke only that one word, as if its soul in that one word he did outpour.
This sentence uses the word busto in a literary context to describe a bird sitting on a sculpture.
Tatoeba #11751865 by Cangarejo, translation #11751862 by Cangarejo
Ele quebrou a janela durante a briga.
He busted the window during the fight.
Ela estourou a bola quando tentava enchê-la.
She busted the ball while trying to inflate it.
Ele arrebentou o balão e assustou a criança.
He busted the balloon and scared the child.
Ele rebentou o vidro com muita força.
He busted the glass with great force.

Gabriel accidentally drops a plastic case.

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