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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBüste
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈbʏstə/
"Sie bewunderten die antike Büste."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A sculpture of a person's head, shoulders, and chest.
"The museum displayed a marble bust of the Roman emperor." - 2
A sudden failure, economic depression, or police raid.
"The real estate market went from a massive boom to a sudden bust."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French buste, via Italian busto, ultimately tracing back to the Latin bustum meaning a funeral pyre or tomb, later shifting in Italian to refer to the upper human torso. Entered English in the early 18th century to describe sculptures of the upper body, subsequently broadening to refer to the human chest and various colloquial meanings including a failure or police raid.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bust" is said worldwide
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buste
Transliteration: /byst/
"Il a sculpté un buste en marbre."
Büste
Transliteration: /ˈbʏstə/
"Sie bewunderten die antike Büste."
busto
Transliteration: /ˈbusto/
"Il museo ospita un famoso busto romano."
busto
Transliteration: /ˈbusto/
"El artista esculpió un busto de bronce."
busto
Transliteration: /ˈbuʃtu/
"Ele admirava o busto do escritor."
वक्ष प्रतिमा
Transliteration: vaksh pratimā
"संग्रहालय में एक संगमरमर की वक्ष प्रतिमा है।"
半身像
Transliteration: bànshēnxiàng
"大厅里摆放着一座大理石半身像。"
흉상
Transliteration: hyungsang
"그는 위인의 흉상을 조각했다."
胸像
Transliteration: kyouzou
"広場には銅の胸が飾られている。"
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