Polyglot Dictionary

arrebentar

/axebẽˈtaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
arrebento
preterite (eu)
arrebentei
past participle
arrebentado

Meaning

  1. to burst

    • A corda arrebentou.

      The rope snapped.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

estourar

estourar is more colloquial or common, to burst or pop, also used for a scandal breaking out; arrebentar is similar but sometimes more literal or physical.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

reventar

reventar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to burst."

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