English-Italian translations for erupt

• eruttare
  E' chiaro che i vulcani continuano a eruttare come fa quello islandese. It is clear that volcanoes continue to erupt as this Icelandic volcano is doing.
  Il vulcano non ha ancora finito di eruttare; alla sua ultima eruzione, 200 anni fa, rimase attivo per dieci anni.This volcano has not finished erupting yet. When it last erupted 200 years ago, it remained active for ten years.
  Il Presidente della Moldavia ha affermato che la Transnistria assomiglia a un vulcano che, come gli eventi in Georgia, potrebbe iniziare a eruttare in qualsiasi momento. The President of Moldova has said that Transnistria resembles a volcano which, like the events in Georgia, could begin erupting at any time.
• scoppiare
  L'abbiamo fatto perché sappiamo che una crisi umanitaria può scoppiare in qualsiasi momento. We did this because we know that a humanitarian crisis can erupt at any time.
• sfociare
  Questi tipi di risposte rischiano di alimentare un clima pericoloso che può sfociare in violenza e razzismo. These types of response risk fuelling a dangerous climate which could erupt into violence and racism.
• spuntare

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