Phrase guide

burst into tears

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To suddenly start crying or sobbing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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History

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فجأة بدأ يبكي — suddenly start crying
  • Chinese Mandarin: 突然哭起來 /突然哭起来 (tūrán kū qǐlái) — suddenly start crying
  • Czech: najednou rozplakat se — suddenly start crying
  • Dutch: in tranen uitbarsten — suddenly start crying
  • Esperanto: ekplori — suddenly start crying
  • Estonian: nutma puhkema — suddenly start crying
  • Finnish: puhjeta itkuun — suddenly start crying
  • Finnish: kyynelöityä — suddenly start crying
  • French: éclater en sanglots — suddenly start crying
  • French: fondre en larmes — suddenly start crying
  • Greek: αναλύομαι (analýomai) — suddenly start crying
  • Greek: ξεσπάω σε κλάματα (xespáo se klámata) — suddenly start crying
  • Ancient Greek: ἀναλύομαι (analúomai) — suddenly start crying
  • Ancient Greek: ῥήγνυμι (rhḗgnumi) — suddenly start crying
  • Hungarian: könnyekre fakad — suddenly start crying
  • Hungarian: könnyekben tör ki — suddenly start crying
  • Hungarian: elsírja magát — suddenly start crying
  • Macedonian: се расплаче (se rasplače) — suddenly start crying
  • Polish: rozpłakać się — suddenly start crying
  • Spanish: romper a llorar — suddenly start crying
  • Spanish: entrarle una llorera — suddenly start crying
  • Swedish: brista ut i gråt — suddenly start crying
  • Swedish: brista ut i tårar — suddenly start crying
  • Tày: bửng hảy — suddenly start crying
  • Vietnamese: oà — suddenly start crying