revolution

révolution

Mouvement par lequel la population renverse le gouvernement et le remplace, souvent par la force.

En anglais simple : A movement in which a country’s people remove their government and replace it, often using force.

• The revolution ended the king’s rule.
• Many people joined the revolution.
• Several revolutions began with demands for food and freedom.

Synonymes : uprising, revolt, rebellion

Expressions courantes : lead a revolution, start a revolution, violent revolution, popular revolution

révolution, bouleversement

Changement profond dans la manière de faire quelque chose ou de le concevoir.

En anglais simple : A very large change in how people do something or think about it.

• The internet caused a revolution in shopping.
• The digital revolution changed how we communicate.
• Several scientific revolutions have transformed medicine.

Comment l'utiliser : a revolution in something (Cheap computers brought a revolution in office work.)

Synonymes : transformation, upheaval

Expressions courantes : industrial revolution, digital revolution, revolution in something

tour, rotation

Un tour entier autour de son propre centre ou de son axe.

En anglais simple : One complete turn of something around its own centre or central line.

• The wheel made one revolution.
• Count the revolutions as the shaft turns.
• The motor runs at three thousand revolutions per minute.

Synonymes : turn, rotation

Expressions courantes : complete revolution, one revolution, revolution per minute

révolution, bouleversement politique

Grand changement politique qui transforme le gouvernement ou la manière de diriger un pays.

En anglais simple : A major political change that transforms a government or the way a country is ruled.

• The revolution changed the country’s government.
• A peaceful revolution replaced the monarchy with a republic.
• The constitution reflected the ideals of the revolution.

Synonymes : upheaval, transformation

Expressions courantes : political revolution, peaceful revolution, constitutional revolution

révolution

Un tour complet effectué par un astre autour d’un autre dans l’espace.

En anglais simple : One complete journey of a planet or other body around another body in space.

• The planet completed one revolution.
• Each revolution of the moon takes about a month.
• The satellite’s period of revolution is ninety minutes.

Comment l'utiliser : a revolution around something (Earth completes a revolution around the sun in about a year.)

Synonymes : orbit

Expressions courantes : orbital revolution, revolution around something, period of revolution