English-German translations for erupt

• ausbrechen
  Wir haben dies getan, weil wir wissen, dass eine humanitäre Krise jederzeit ausbrechen kann. We did this because we know that a humanitarian crisis can erupt at any time.
  Es ist normal, dass Vulkane weiterhin ausbrechen werden, so wie es der isländische Vulkan gerade tut. It is clear that volcanoes continue to erupt as this Icelandic volcano is doing.
  Alles deutet darauf hin, daß das Land auf einem Vulkan sitzt, der jederzeit ausbrechen kann. Everything points to the country sitting on a volcano that could erupt at any minute.
• hervorbrechen

Definition of erupt

• To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser
• To burst forth; to break out
• To spontaneously release pressure or tension

Examples

• The volcano erupted, spewing lava across a wide area.
• The third molar tooth erupts late in most people, and sometimes does not appear at all.
• The crowd erupted in anger.

Related words

• eruption
• eruptive
• supereruption
• erupt in laughter
• eruption column
• volcanic eruption
• skin eruption
• vulcanian eruption
• lava eruption