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reventar

to burst

verb rreh-ben-TAHR Rare

Also means

to pop

Usage Note

Reventar is a stem-changing verb (e→ie in stressed syllables: revienta, revientas). It covers physical bursting (a tyre, a balloon) and figurative explosion (me revienta — it drives me mad, a very common colloquial expression of annoyance in Spain). Reventar de risa (to burst with laughter) is a fixed expression.

Examples

"El globo reventó con un fuerte estallido."

Natural Translation

The balloon burst with a loud bang.

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