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2 revuelta
f.1 riot, revolt (disturbio).2 bend (curva).3 hairpin curve, hairpin bend.past part.past participle of spanish verb: revolver.* * *1 (revolución) revolt, riot2 (curva) bend, turn* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Pol) disturbance, riot2) (=agitación) commotion, disturbance3) (=curva) bend, turn4) (=vuelta) turn* * *a) ( de civiles) uprising; ( de tropas) uprising, revoltb) ( jaleo) commotion, row (colloq)* * *= revolt, riot, uprising, switchback.Ex. But the building plans were nearly jeopardised several times in a politically charged atmosphere that led to a tax-payer revolt in California.Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.Ex. The author describes the destruction and dispersal of the contents of the Hanlin library in Beijing during the uprising in 1900, when the Western government diplomatic offices came under siege by the Chinese government.Ex. I ended up parking about two miles away, and by the time I'd lugged the cases through the labyrinth of alleyways and switchbacks, I was spitting feathers.* * *a) ( de civiles) uprising; ( de tropas) uprising, revoltb) ( jaleo) commotion, row (colloq)* * *= revolt, riot, uprising, switchback.Ex: But the building plans were nearly jeopardised several times in a politically charged atmosphere that led to a tax-payer revolt in California.
Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.Ex: The author describes the destruction and dispersal of the contents of the Hanlin library in Beijing during the uprising in 1900, when the Western government diplomatic offices came under siege by the Chinese government.Ex: I ended up parking about two miles away, and by the time I'd lugged the cases through the labyrinth of alleyways and switchbacks, I was spitting feathers.* * *A (insurrección — de civiles) uprising; (— de tropas) uprising, revoltlas revueltas estudiantiles de 1968 the student riots o uprisings of 1968* * *
revuelta sustantivo femenino
( de tropas) uprising, revolt;
(de estudiantes, presos) riot
revuelto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (una cosa) in a mess
2 (una persona) restless
3 (el tiempo) unsettled
4 (el mar) rough
II m Culin un revuelto de (espárragos, etc), scrambled eggs with (asparagus, etc)
revuelta sustantivo femenino
1 (de personas) revolt, riot
2 (en un camino, etc) bend, turn
' revuelta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escabechina
- nacer
- sofocar
- aire
- amago
- contener
- espuma
- estallar
English:
instigate
- revolt
- uprising
- jumble
* * *revuelta nf1. [disturbio] riot2. [curva] bend, turn* * *f uprising* * *revuelta nf: uprising, revolt* * *revuelta n revolt -
3 zigzag
m.zigzag.* * *1 zigzag* * *SM(pl zigzagues ó zigzags) zigzag* * ** * *= zigzag, switchback.Ex. These zigzags are amongst the steepest in Britain, climbing slopes of over 25-30 degrees.Ex. I ended up parking about two miles away, and by the time I'd lugged the cases through the labyrinth of alleyways and switchbacks, I was spitting feathers.* * ** * *= zigzag, switchback.Ex: These zigzags are amongst the steepest in Britain, climbing slopes of over 25-30 degrees.
Ex: I ended up parking about two miles away, and by the time I'd lugged the cases through the labyrinth of alleyways and switchbacks, I was spitting feathers.* * *zigzagcaminar en zigzag or haciendo zigzag to walk in a zigzagun punto en zigzag a zigzag stitch* * *
zigzag sustantivo masculino (pl
zigzag sustantivo masculino zigzag
♦ Locuciones: en zigzag: atravesad el campo en zigzag, zigzag across the field
' zigzag' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ese
- zigzaguear
- quebrado
English:
zigzag
* * *zigzag* * *m zigzag* * ** * *zigzag n zigzag -
4 montaña rusa
f.roller coaster, switchback, scenic railway, big dipper.* * *roller coaster, big dipper* * ** * *(n.) = roller coasterEx. The book likens the early adolescent years to a roller coaster, often unpredictable but exciting and filled with possibility.* * ** * *(n.) = roller coasterEx: The book likens the early adolescent years to a roller coaster, often unpredictable but exciting and filled with possibility.
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5 tobogán
m.1 slide, helter-skelter, sliding chute, water chute.2 toboggan.* * *1 (rampa) slide, chute2 (trineo) toboggan, sledge* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [en parque] slide; [en piscina] chute, slide2) [para nieve] toboggan, sledge, sled (EEUU)3) [de feria] switchback* * *a) ( en parque) slide; ( en piscina) water chuteb) (Aviac) escape chutec) ( trineo) toboggan* * *= water slide.Ex. Some insurance companies exclude such facilities as sled hills, water slides, and diving boards.* * *a) ( en parque) slide; ( en piscina) water chuteb) (Aviac) escape chutec) ( trineo) toboggan* * *= water slide.Ex: Some insurance companies exclude such facilities as sled hills, water slides, and diving boards.
* * *1 (en un parque) slide, chute; (en una piscina) water chute, flume2 ( Aviac) escape chute* * *
tobogán sustantivo masculino
( en piscina) water chuteb) (Aviac) escape chute
tobogán sustantivo masculino slide
' tobogán' also found in these entries:
English:
chute
- helter-skelter
- slide
- toboggan
* * *tobogán nm1. [rampa] slide;[en parque de atracciones] = spiral slide around a tower, Br helter-skelter; [en piscina] chute, flume2. [trineo] toboggan;[pista] toboggan run* * *m1 slide2 ( trineo) toboggan* * *1) : toboggan, sled2) : slide, chute* * *tobogán n slide
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