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herausplatzen

to blurt out, to burst out with something

verb he-ROWS-plat-tsen Rare
Communication Speech

Usage Note

herausplatzen describes saying something suddenly and uncontrollably, without thinking — often followed by mit etwas: 'Er platzte mit der Wahrheit heraus' (He blurted out the truth). The image is of a balloon bursting — the words just explode out.

Examples

"Sie konnte es nicht zurückhalten und platzte lachend heraus."

Natural Translation

She couldn't hold it back and burst out laughing.

Literal Translation

She could it not hold-back and burst laughing out.

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