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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

a reventar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: a reβenˈtaɾ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Packed-out/ˌpækt ˈaʊt/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El teatro estaba a reventar para el estreno."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Filled completely to capacity with people, leaving no empty space.

    "The rock band played to a packed-out stadium of screaming fans."
  2. 2

    Extremely crowded or congested.

    "We had to wait outside because the local pub was completely packed-out."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb phrase 'pack out', originating in the late 19th century from American and British English logging and theatrical contexts where spaces or containers were filled to capacity. By the mid-20th century, the hyphenated participial adjective emerged to describe venues, events, or vehicles containing the absolute maximum number of people possible.

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