revolt

rebelarse, sublevarse

Negarse a obedecer a un gobernante o una autoridad y actuar contra ellos.

En inglés sencillo: To refuse to obey a ruler or authority and act against them.

• The soldiers revolted against their officers.
• Farmers revolted when the king raised taxes.
• The population may revolt if food prices keep rising.

Cómo se usa: revolt against someone/something (The workers revolted against the new rules.)

Sinónimos: rebel, rise up

Antónimos: obey, submit

Expresiones frecuentes: revolt against someone, revolt against authority, revolt against taxes

repugnar, asquear

Causar mucho asco, indignación o malestar por algo desagradable o injusto.

En inglés sencillo: To make someone feel very sick, shocked, or upset because something is unpleasant or wrong.

• His cruelty revolts me.
• The smell revolted everyone in the room.
• She was revolted by the way they treated the animals.

Cómo se usa: something revolts someone (The smell of rotten food revolts me.); be revolted by something (We were revolted by their cruelty.)

Sinónimos: disgust, repel, sicken

Antónimos: delight, attract

Expresiones frecuentes: revolt someone, revolt the public

sentir repugnancia, rebelarse

Sentir mucho asco o indignación ante algo desagradable o injusto.

En inglés sencillo: To feel strong disgust or shock at something unpleasant or wrong.

• His stomach revolted at the smell.
• Her heart revolts at such cruelty.
• My whole nature revolted at the thought of hurting an innocent person.

Cómo se usa: revolt at something (Her conscience revolted at the thought of betraying him.)

Sinónimos: recoil, be disgusted

Expresiones frecuentes: revolt at something, revolt at cruelty, stomach revolts

rebelión, revuelta

Intento de un grupo de quitarle el poder a un gobierno u otra autoridad.

En inglés sencillo: An attempt by a group to force a government or other authority out of power.

• The army crushed the revolt.
• Several revolts broke out across the country.
• The prisoners organized a revolt against the guards.

Cómo se usa: revolt against someone/something (The workers began a revolt against their rulers.)

Sinónimos: rebellion, uprising

Expresiones frecuentes: armed revolt, revolt against something, lead a revolt