revuelo

m.

1 commotion.

armar o causar un gran revuelo to cause a stir

2 turmoil, commotion, stir, storm.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: revolar.

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revuelo

► nombre masculino

1 (revoloteo) fluttering

2 figurado commotion, stir

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FRASEOLOGÍA

armar un gran revuelo / provocar un gran revuelo to cause a great stir

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SM

1) [de aves] flutter, fluttering

2) (=conmoción) stir, commotion; (=jaleo) row, rumpus

de revuelo — incidentally, in passing

armar o levantar un gran revuelo — to cause a great stir

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masculino (conmoción) stir; (de pájaros)

el disparo produjo un revuelo de palomas — a mass o cloud of pigeons flew up when the shot was fired

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= stir, hue and cry, brouhaha, commotion, whirr of activity, flurry of activity.

Ex. With all this stir on accountability, the process of evaluation needs objective guidelines.

Ex. There was no great hue and cry from the coastal community when the two papers appeared in print.

Ex. He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.

Ex. She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.

Ex. The wedding day morning is usually a whirr of activity -- everybody running here and there.

Ex. In all this flurry of activity in the early seventies public libraries were not only ignored but showed little interest, in spite of the fact that inroads were being made into their traditional library functions.

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* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* armar un revuelo = create + a storm.

* causar revuelo = cause + a stir, create + a stir.

* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

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masculino (conmoción) stir; (de pájaros)

el disparo produjo un revuelo de palomas — a mass o cloud of pigeons flew up when the shot was fired

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= stir, hue and cry, brouhaha, commotion, whirr of activity, flurry of activity.

Ex: With all this stir on accountability, the process of evaluation needs objective guidelines.

Ex: There was no great hue and cry from the coastal community when the two papers appeared in print.

Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.

Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.

Ex: The wedding day morning is usually a whirr of activity -- everybody running here and there.

Ex: In all this flurry of activity in the early seventies public libraries were not only ignored but showed little interest, in spite of the fact that inroads were being made into their traditional library functions.

* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* armar un revuelo = create + a storm.

* causar revuelo = cause + a stir, create + a stir.

* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

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revuelo

masculine

1 (conmoción) stir

causó revuelo/un gran revuelo it caused a stir/a huge stir

2

(de pájaros): el disparo produjo un revuelo de palomas a mass o cloud of pigeons flew up when the shot was fired

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revuelo sustantivo masculino (conmoción) stir
revuelo sustantivo masculino
1 (situación) stir, commotion
2 (de los pájaros, etc) fluttering
'revuelo' also found in these entries:
English:
cat
- song
- stir
- storm
- hue

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revuelo nm

1. [agitación] commotion;

armar o [m5]causar un gran revuelo to cause a stir

2. [revoloteo] fluttering

3. Am [de gallo] thrust with the spur

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revuelo

m stir;

causar revuelo cause a stir

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revuelo nm

1) : fluttering

2) : commotion, stir