riot

disturbio, revuelta

Situación en la que una multitud actúa con violencia en un lugar público.

En inglés sencillo: A situation in which a large crowd behaves violently in a public place.

• A riot broke out downtown.
• The police arrested several people during the riots.
• Shop windows were broken in last night’s riot.

Sinónimos: violent disturbance

Expresiones frecuentes: violent riot, riot police, start a riot

explosión, derroche

Mezcla llamativa y llena de vida de muchos colores, sonidos u otras cosas.

En inglés sencillo: A bright, lively mixture of many different colors, sounds, or other things.

• The garden is a riot of color.
• Her dress was a riot of bright patterns.
• Birdsong filled the forest in a riot of sound.

Cómo se usa: a riot of something (The market was a riot of colors and smells.)

Sinónimos: profusion, abundance

Expresiones frecuentes: riot of color, riot of flowers, riot of sound

amotinarse

Participar en actos violentos de una multitud en un lugar público.

En inglés sencillo: To take part in violent crowd behavior in a public place.

• The crowd began to riot.
• Fans rioted outside the stadium after the match.
• Prisoners have rioted over poor living conditions.

Cómo se usa: riot over something (People rioted over the sudden rise in food prices.)

Sinónimos: rampage

Expresiones frecuentes: riot in something, riot over something, riot outside something