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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. -
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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 -
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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 -
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(a great change or disturbance: Moving house causes a great upheaval.) bouleversement -
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Pol. soulèvement; troubles; bouleversement; crise socialeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > upheaval
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6 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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7 commotion
commotion [kəˈməʊ∫ən]a. ( = noise) to make a commotion faire du tapageb. ( = upheaval) to cause a commotion semer la perturbation* * *[kə'məʊʃn]1) ( noise) vacarme m, brouhaha m2) ( disturbance) émoi m, agitation fto be in a state of commotion — [crowd] être agité; [town] être en émoi
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9 commotion
1 ( noise) vacarme m, brouhaha m ; to make a commotion faire du vacarme ; what's all this commotion? que signifie tout ce vacarme? ;2 (upheaval, disturbance) émoi m, agitation f ; to cause a commotion causer un grand émoi ; to be in a state of commotion [crowd] être agité ; [town] être en émoi. -
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2 ( disrupting) (of service, trade, meeting) perturbation f ; (of schedule, routine, plan) bouleversement m ; ( of electricity supply) interruption f ;3 ( upheaval) bouleversement m. -
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A n1 (surprise, setback) Pol, Sport revers m ; to suffer an upset subir un revers ; big Conservative upset journ sérieux revers pour les conservateurs ; to cause an upset causer la surprise ;2 ( upheaval) bouleversement m ;3 ( distress) peine f ;4 Med to have a stomach upset avoir un problème d'estomac.2 ( annoy) contrarier ; you'll only upset her tu ne feras que la contrarier ;3 fig ( throw into disarray) bouleverser [plan] ; déjouer [calculations, forecast] ; affecter [pattern, situation] ;C ○ v refl ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp - set) to upset oneself se tracasser ○ ; don't upset yourself ne te tracasse donc pas.D pp adj [person] to 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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A n temps m ; good/bad weather beau/mauvais temps ; wet/hot/wintry weather temps humide/chaud/d'hiver ; what's the weather like? quel temps fait-il? the weather here is hot il fait chaud ici ; in hot/cold weather quand il fait chaud/froid ; you can't go out in this weather! tu ne peux pas sortir par un temps pareil! ; a change in the weather un changement de temps ; when the good weather comes quand il fera beau ; if the weather breaks si le temps change ; if the weather clears up si le temps s'arrange ; perfect weather for un temps idéal pour [picnics, skiing] ; weather permitting si le temps le permet ; in all weathers par tous les temps ; whatever the weather lit par tous les temps ; fig qu'il pleuve ou qu'il vente.B modif [chart, check, conditions, map, pattern, satellite, station] météorologique ; [centre, bureau, study] de météorologie.C vtr1 (withstand, survive) essuyer [gale, storm] ; se tirer de [crisis, upheaval, recession, bad patch] ; to weather the storm fig surmonter la crise ;2 [elements, wind, rain] éroder [rocks, stone] ; battre [landscape, hills] ; [rain, wind] hâler [face].D vi [rocks, landscape] s'éroder ; this stone weathers well cette pierre prend une belle patine ; he has not weathered well fig il n'a pas bien vieilli.to be under the weather ne pas se sentir bien ; to be weather-wise flairer d'où vient le vent ; to keep a weather eye on sb/sth avoir qn/qch à l'œil ; to keep a ou one's weather eye open veiller au grain ; to make heavy weather of sth avoir du mal à faire qch ; to make heavy weather of doing faire toute une histoire pour faire ○ ; he made heavy weather of it il en a fait tout un plat ○.
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