sublevarse

sublevarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to rebel, revolt

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VPR to revolt, rise, rise up

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(v.) = revolt

Ex. When a library becomes rigid in its organizational and operational structure, the general trend of the employee is either to accept the situation passively, to revolt and leave, or to unionize.

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sublevarse (contra)

(v.) = rebel (against)

Ex: It is still a way to rebel against the school establishment, parents and a way for non-smoking teenagers to gain one-upmanship over those who smoke.

(v.) = revolt

Ex: When a library becomes rigid in its organizational and operational structure, the general trend of the employee is either to accept the situation passively, to revolt and leave, or to unionize.

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sublevarse (conjugate sublevarse) verbo pronominal
to revolt, rise up, rebel
■sublevarse verbo reflexivo to rise up, revolt: se sublevaron contra la dictadura militar, they rose up against the military dictatorship
'sublevarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alzarse
- alzar
- insubordinarse
- levantar
English:
rebel
- revolt
- rise
- rise up

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vpr

1. [amotinarse] to rise up, to rebel

2. [indignarse] to get infuriated

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sublevarse

v/r rise up, revolt

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vr

: to rebel, to rise up