What does arrebentar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word arrebentar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use arrebentar in Portuguese.

The word arrebentar in Portuguese means burst, break, estourar, arrebentar, irromper, arrebentar, matar-se, arrebentar-se, arrebentar de rir, morrer de rir. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word arrebentar

burst

verbo transitivo (romper-se devido à pressão)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

break

verbo transitivo (quebrar, rebentar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

estourar

intransitive verb (explode)

O balão de água estourou quando bateu na perna do professor.
The water balloon burst when it hit the teacher's leg.

arrebentar, irromper

phrasal verb, intransitive (leap or spring out)

arrebentar

intransitive verb (music: play loudly) (informal, figurado: música tocada alta)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Uma música heavy metal estava arrebentando do som do carro dele.
A heavy metal number was belting from his car radio.

matar-se, arrebentar-se

verbal expression (US, slang, figurative (try very hard)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
Não se mate tentando limpar esse lugar até a hora do almoço.
Don't bust a gut trying to get this place tidy by lunchtime.

arrebentar de rir, morrer de rir

verbal expression (US, figurative, slang (laugh energetically)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)

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