revuelta

f.

1 riot, revolt (disturbio).

2 bend (curva).

3 hairpin curve, hairpin bend.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: revolver.

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revuelta

► nombre femenino

1 (revolución) revolt, riot

2 (curva) bend, turn

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noun f.

revolt

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SF

1) (Pol) disturbance, riot

las revueltas populares del siglo pasado — the civil disturbances of the last century

la revuelta militar acabó con la democracia — the military uprising put an end to democracy

2) (=agitación) commotion, disturbance

3) (=curva) bend, turn

4) (=vuelta) turn

dar vueltas y revueltas a algo — to turn sth over and over in one's mind

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femenino

a) (de civiles) uprising; (de tropas) uprising, revolt

revueltas estudiantiles — student riots

b) (jaleo) commotion, row (colloq)

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= revolt, riot, uprising, switchback.

Ex. But the building plans were nearly jeopardised several times in a politically charged atmosphere that led to a tax-payer revolt in California.

Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.

Ex. The author describes the destruction and dispersal of the contents of the Hanlin library in Beijing during the uprising in 1900, when the Western government diplomatic offices came under siege by the Chinese government.

Ex. I ended up parking about two miles away, and by the time I'd lugged the cases through the labyrinth of alleyways and switchbacks, I was spitting feathers.

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femenino

a) (de civiles) uprising; (de tropas) uprising, revolt

revueltas estudiantiles — student riots

b) (jaleo) commotion, row (colloq)

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= revolt, riot, uprising, switchback.

Ex: But the building plans were nearly jeopardised several times in a politically charged atmosphere that led to a tax-payer revolt in California.

Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.

Ex: The author describes the destruction and dispersal of the contents of the Hanlin library in Beijing during the uprising in 1900, when the Western government diplomatic offices came under siege by the Chinese government.

Ex: I ended up parking about two miles away, and by the time I'd lugged the cases through the labyrinth of alleyways and switchbacks, I was spitting feathers.

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revuelta

feminine

A (insurrección — de civiles) uprising; (— de tropas) uprising, revolt

las revueltas estudiantiles de 1968 the student riots o uprisings of 1968

B (jaleo) row (colloq), commotion, ruckus (AmE colloq)

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revuelta sustantivo femenino

a) (de civiles) uprising;

(de tropas) uprising, revolt;
(de estudiantes, presos) riot

b) (jaleo) commotion, row (colloq)

revuelto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (una cosa) in a mess
2 (una persona) restless
3 (el tiempo) unsettled
4 (el mar) rough
II m Culin un revuelto de (espárragos, etc), scrambled eggs with (asparagus, etc)
revuelta sustantivo femenino
1 (de personas) revolt, riot
2 (en un camino, etc) bend, turn
'revuelta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escabechina
- nacer
- sofocar
- aire
- amago
- contener
- espuma
- estallar
English:
instigate
- revolt
- uprising
- jumble

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revuelta nf

1. [disturbio] riot

2. [curva] bend, turn

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revuelta

f uprising

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revuelta nf

: uprising, revolt

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revuelta n revolt