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1 upheaval
upheaval n1 ( disturbance) c (political, emotional) bouleversement m ; ( physical) ( in house etc) remue-ménage m inv ;2 ¢ ( instability) (political, emotional) bouleversements mpl ; ( physical) remue-ménage m inv ; political/social upheaval bouleversements politiques/sociaux ; emotional upheaval un bouleversement affectif ;3 Geol surrection f. -
2 upheaval
upheaval [ʌpˈhi:vəl]* * *[ˌʌp'hiːvl]1) [C] ( disturbance) (political, emotional) bouleversement m; ( physical) ( in house etc) remue-ménage m inv2) [U] ( instability) (political, emotional) bouleversements mpl; ( physical) remue-ménage m inv -
3 upheaval
upheaval [‚ʌp'hi:vəl](emotional, political etc) bouleversement m; (social unrest) agitation f, perturbations fpl;∎ the war brought a lot of upheaval la guerre a entraîné de nombreux bouleversements;∎ the great political/social upheavals of the twentieth century les grands bouleversements politiques/sociaux du vingtième siècle -
4 upset
upset [ʌpˈset](preterite, past participle upset)a. [+ cup, milk] renverserb. [+ plan] bouleverser ; [+ calculation] fausser ; [+ person] ( = offend) vexer ; ( = annoy) contrarier2. adjective• he was upset about losing ( = annoyed) il était vexé d'avoir perdub. [ˈʌpset]3. noun* * *1. ['ʌpset]1) (surprise, setback) Politics, Sport revers m2) ( upheaval) bouleversement m3) ( distress) peine f4) Medicine2. [ˌʌp'set]1) ( distress) [sight, news] retourner, bouleverser; [person] faire de la peine à2) ( annoy) contrarier3) fig ( throw into disarray) bouleverser [plan]; déjouer [calculations]; affecter [pattern, situation]4) ( destabilize) rompre [balance]; ( knock over) renverser6) Medicine rendre [quelqu'un] malade [person]; perturber [digestion]3. [ˌʌp'set]past participle adjectiveto be ou feel upset — ( distressed) être très affecté (at, about par); ( annoyed) être contrarié (at, about par)
to get upset — ( angry) se fâcher ( about pour); ( distressed) se tracasser ( about pour)
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