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estallido

outbreak, explosion

noun es-tah-YEE-doh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

burst, bang

Usage Note

Estallido derives from estallar ('to burst, to explode'). It covers both literal explosions (el estallido de una bomba) and figurative ones: estallido de risa ('burst of laughter'), estallido social ('social uprising'). The phrase estallido social became prominent in Latin American political contexts in the late 2010s.

Examples

"Se escuchó un estallido en la distancia."

Natural Translation

An explosion was heard in the distance.

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