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outbreak

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out·break  (outbrk)
n.
1. A sudden increase: an outbreak of influenza.
2. A sudden eruption; an outburst: "an outbreak of strikes, violent agitation, and arrests" (Samuel Chew).

outbreak [ˈaʊtˌbreɪk]
n
a sudden, violent, or spontaneous occurrence, esp of disease or strife
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.outbreakoutbreak - a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities"
happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens
epidemic - a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
recrudescence - a return of something after a period of abatement; "a recrudescence of racism"; "a recrudescence of the symptoms"

outbreak
noun
1. eruption, burst, explosion, epidemic, rash, outburst, flare-up, flash, spasm, upsurge an outbreak of violence involving hundreds of youths This outbreak of flu is no worse than normal.
2. onset, beginning, outset, opening, dawn, commencement On the outbreak of war he expected to be called up.
Translations
outbreak [ˈaʊtbreɪk] N [of war] → declaración f; [of hostilities] → comienzo m; [of disease] → brote m; [of crimes] → ola f; [of violence] → arranque m; [of spots] → erupción f
a salmonella outbreakun brote de salmonelosis
at the outbreak of waral estallar la guerra

outbreak [ˈaʊtbreɪk] n
[disease] → épidémie f
a salmonella outbreak → une épidémie de salmonellose
(= start) [war] → déclenchement m
the outbreak of war → le déclenchement de la guerre

outbreak
n (of war, hostility, disease)Ausbruch m; a recent outbreak of fire caused …ein Brand verursachte kürzlich; if there should be an outbreak of firewenn ein Brand or Feuer ausbricht; at the outbreak of warbei Kriegsausbruch

outbreak [ˈaʊtˌbreɪk] n (of war) → scoppio; (of disease) → insorgenza; (of food poisoning) → epidemia; (of crime) → ondata
at the outbreak of war → allo scoppio della guerra
outbreak [ˈaʊtˌbreɪk] n (of war) → scoppio; (of disease) → insorgenza; (of food poisoning) → epidemia; (of crime) → ondata
at the outbreak of war → allo scoppio della guerra

outbreak
n outbreak [ˈautbreik]
a sudden beginning (usually of something unpleasant) the outbreak of war. uitbreking, uitbarsting إنْتِشار، نُشوب избухване vypuknutí udbrud der Ausbruch ξαφνικό ξεκίνημα, ξέσπασμα estallido puhkemine وقوع puhkeaminen déclenchement הִתפָּרצוּת प्रादुर्भाव izbijanje, početak kitörés pecahnya það að brjótast út; upphaf scoppio ぼっ発 돌연한 발생 staigi pradžia/kilimas izcelšanās; uzliesmojums meletusnya het uitbreken utbrudd wybuch erupção izbucnire (внезапное) начало; вспышка vypuknutie izbruh izbijanje utbrott การเกิดขึ้นอย่างรุนแรงและทันทีทันใด patlak verme, baş gösterme 爆發 раптовий початок پھوٹ پڑنا، آغاز bùng nổ

outbreak نشوب propuknutí udbrud Ausbruch ξέσπασμα brote puhkeaminen éruption epidemija scoppio 勃発 돌발 uitbarsting utbrudd wybuch surto взрыв utbrott การเกิดขึ้นอย่างรุนแรงและทันทีทันใด ayaklanma sự bùng nổ 爆发


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Peculiar markings, as yet unexplained, were seen near the site of that outbreak during the next two oppositions.
(2) If there is an outbreak of fire, but the enemy's soldiers remain quiet, bide your time and do not attack.
Hercules could not have resisted a similar outbreak of enthusiasm.
 
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