reventar
bust ; burst ; pop ; rupture ; blow out.
'That new project he's been busting himself and everyone else over is way behind schedule and Peterson is getting fed up'.
The article 'Will the CD bubble burst: conflicting messages on the future of electronic publishing' considers the future of the CD-ROM market.
The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.
In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.
Last week the old basswood tree was hit by lighting and the whole side was blown out.
a reventar
galore
aplenty [a-plenty]
wall-to-wall
There have been promises galore made to delegation after delegation of the film industry, but all the promises have been just promises, hollow and empty.
The article 'CD-ROM licenses: pitfalls aplenty!' advises how to deal with the licenses which subscribers are required to sign on purchase of CD-ROM products for use in libraries = El artículo "Las licencias de CD-ROM: ¡dificultades a montón!" aconseja cómo negociar las licencias que los suscriptores tienen que firmar al comprar productos CD-ROM para uso en la biblioteca.
It was wall-to-wall crowds, ambulances could not get through and forget being able to buy so much as a coke without an hour wait.
a reventar (de)
jam-packed (with)
filled to capacity
full to capacity
This week is looking to be quite a jam packed, event-filled, extravaganza!.
If a class is filled to capacity, please contact the secretary and ask to be put on a waiting list.
Once the bucket is full to capacity, let the contents ferment for a period of 10-14 days at room temperature.
comprar hasta reventar
shop 'til you drop
The article is entitled 'Shop 'til your modem drops. Internet shopping network is making strides as it learns how to sell in cyberspace'.
hablar hasta reventar
talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face
But in the end, although I've talked myself blue in the face, I'm afraid actions speak louder than words.
lleno a reventar
bursting
bursting at the seams
packed to capacity
packed to the rafters
full to the gunwales
loaded to the gunwales
The bursting linen cupboard is characteristic of the late 19th century, since people used their linen to decorate interiors.
The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services.
His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.
The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69.
At this time of year, the boats at the floating market are full to the gunwales with sweet potatoes, cabbages, carrots and spring onions.
As she approached the wharf it could be seen that she was loaded to the gunwales with cases and boxes.
reventarse la cabeza
smash + Posesivo + head
He fell forward smashing his head against the metal frame of the bed.
tener un lleno a reventar
have + a packed house
Last week we had a packed house so come early to get a seat!.
