🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

scoppio

Pronunciation / Transliteration: scoppio

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Burst/bɜːst/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Uno scoppio improvviso ha spaventato tutti."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An instance of breaking or splitting open suddenly.

    "A sudden burst in the pipe caused the basement to flood."
As verb
  1. 1

    Break, rupture, or detonate suddenly.

    "The balloon will burst if you blow it up too much."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Middle English: from Old English berstan (strong verb); of Germanic origin, shared by Dutch bersten and German bersten.

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