rebellion

rebelión, levantamiento

Lucha con armas contra un gobierno o gobernante.

En inglés sencillo: An armed fight against a government or ruler.

• The army stopped the rebellion.
• Thousands joined an armed rebellion against the ruler.
• The rebellion spread across the country within weeks.

Cómo se usa: rebellion against someone/something (They joined a rebellion against the king.)

Sinónimos: revolt, uprising, insurrection

Expresiones frecuentes: armed rebellion, crush a rebellion, rebellion against someone

rebeldía, rebelión

Negativa a aceptar las reglas, la autoridad o el control de alguien.

En inglés sencillo: Refusing to accept someone’s rules, authority, or control.

• His silence was an act of rebellion.
• Teenage rebellion can cause arguments at home.
• She saw leaving school as a rebellion against her family’s expectations.

Cómo se usa: rebellion against someone/something (Her haircut was a rebellion against her parents’ rules.)

Sinónimos: defiance, resistance

Antónimos: obedience, submission

Expresiones frecuentes: teenage rebellion, act of rebellion, rebellion against something

rebelión, insurrección

Intento organizado que usa la fuerza para sustituir el gobierno y sus leyes por otro sistema.

En inglés sencillo: An organized, forceful attempt to replace the government and its laws with a different system.

• The rebellion brought a new government to power.
• The general organized a rebellion to overthrow the president.
• After the successful rebellion, the leaders introduced a new legal system.

Cómo se usa: rebellion against something (The general led a rebellion against the government.)

Sinónimos: revolt, insurrection

Expresiones frecuentes: lead a rebellion, successful rebellion, rebellion against government