revolt

se révolter, se rebeller

Refuser d’obéir à un dirigeant ou à une autorité et agir contre eux.

En anglais simple : 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.

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

Synonymes : rebel, rise up

Contraires : obey, submit

Expressions courantes : revolt against someone, revolt against authority, revolt against taxes

dégoûter, révolter

Inspirer un fort dégoût ou une vive indignation par quelque chose de désagréable ou d’injuste.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : something revolts someone (The smell of rotten food revolts me.); be revolted by something (We were revolted by their cruelty.)

Synonymes : disgust, repel, sicken

Contraires : delight, attract

Expressions courantes : revolt someone, revolt the public

se révolter, s'indigner

Éprouver un fort dégoût ou une vive indignation devant quelque chose de désagréable ou d’injuste.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : revolt at something (Her conscience revolted at the thought of betraying him.)

Synonymes : recoil, be disgusted

Expressions courantes : revolt at something, revolt at cruelty, stomach revolts

révolte, soulèvement

Action d’un groupe qui cherche à retirer le pouvoir à un gouvernement ou à une autre autorité.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : revolt against someone/something (The workers began a revolt against their rulers.)

Synonymes : rebellion, uprising

Expressions courantes : armed revolt, revolt against something, lead a revolt