rebel

rebelle, insurgé

Personne qui combat un gouvernement ou refuse d’accepter ceux qui détiennent le pouvoir.

En anglais simple : Someone who fights against a government or refuses to accept the people in power.

• The rebels captured the town.
• An armed rebel guarded the bridge.
• The government negotiated with rebel leaders.

Synonymes : insurgent, revolutionary

Contraires : loyalist

Expressions courantes : armed rebel, rebel leader, rebel forces, political rebel

se rebeller

Refuser les règles ou l’autorité, parfois en combattant ceux qui commandent.

En anglais simple : To refuse to accept rules or control, sometimes by fighting against those in charge.

• Teenagers sometimes rebel against their parents.
• The soldiers rebelled against their commander.
• She rebels whenever someone tries to control her.

Comment l'utiliser : rebel against someone/something (The workers rebelled against the new rules.)

Synonymes : resist, defy

Contraires : obey

Expressions courantes : rebel against someone, rebel against authority