break out

• Verbo frasal que indica el inicio súbito de algo negativo como una guerra, un incendio, una enfermedad o una pelea, o bien escapar de un lugar o de un cautiverio.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the sudden start of something unpleasant, such as a war, fire, disease, or fight, or to escape from a place or confinement.

incontable · verbo irregular · intransitivo · phrasal, sin objeto

1. Start suddenlyformal

   To begin suddenly and often violently, used for events like wars, fires, or diseases.

   estallar (repentinamente)

   • A fire broke out in the factory last night.
   • The war broke out unexpectedly in the region.
   • A fight broke out between the two groups.

   Sinónimosburst outeruptflare up

   Antónimosabateceaseendstopsubside

2. informal

   To escape from a place or confinement, especially a prison.

   escapar (de un lugar de confinamiento)

   • The prisoners broke out of jail at dawn.
   • He broke out of his cage and ran away.
   • They planned to break out of the detention center.

   Sinónimosabscondboltdecampescapefleeget awayrun away

3. Develop skin conditioninformal

   To develop a skin rash or pimples suddenly.

   brotar (erupción cutánea)

   • She broke out in hives after eating strawberries.
   • He broke out with acne during his teenage years.
   • The child broke out in a rash from the new soap.

   Sinónimoserupt

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