geyser

• Fonte termal natural que, de tempos em tempos, lança uma coluna de água quente e vapor para o ar. Em sentido figurado, qualquer coisa que entra em erupção de forma súbita e intensa.

A natural hot spring that intermittently ejects a column of hot water and steam into the air.

1. Hot springB1formal

   A natural spring that periodically ejects a column of hot water and steam into the air.

   Gêiser

   • Old Faithful is a famous geyser in Yellowstone National Park.
   • The geyser erupted with a powerful burst of steam.
   • Tourists gathered to watch the geyser shoot water high into the sky.

• Jorrar ou irromper de repente e com força, como um gêiser; manifestar-se de forma súbita e violenta.

To burst or gush forth suddenly and forcefully, like a geyser.

1. To overflow like a geyserB2informal

   To burst or spray out suddenly and forcefully, resembling the eruption of a hot spring.

   Jorrar como um gêiser

   • The soda can geysered foam everywhere when she shook it.
   • Water geysered out of the broken pipe in the basement.
   • The crowd geysered into cheers when the goal was scored.
   • Lava geysered from the volcano with immense pressure.

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