rebellion

[US]/rɪ'beljən/
[UK]/rɪ'bɛljən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. uasi; upinzani; vurugu; changamoto.
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

boxer rebellion

uasi wa wapigania

Example Sentences

The rebellion was stifled.

Uasi ulishindikilizwa.

a rebellion against those in authority .

Uasi dhidi ya wale walio na mamlaka.

rebellion will only bring more unhappiness.

Uasi utaleta zaidi ya unahisi.

a rebellion that had run out of steam.

Uasi uliokuwa umepoteza nguvu.

The rebellion was crushed by government forces.

Uasi ulikandamishwa na vikosi vya serikali.

attempts to foment rebellion in the Cabinet

Jaribio la kuchochea uasi ndani ya Wizara.

Extremists were exciting the people to rebellion against their oppressors.

Washukiwa walikuwa wakisisimua watu kuasi dhidi ya waandikaji wao.

the authorities put down a rebellion by landless colonials.

Wasimamizi walizuia uasi wa wakoloni wasio wamiliki.

The troops suppressed the rebellion by firing on the mob.

Majeshi yalikandamiza uasi kwa kupiga risasi kwa kundi la watu.

stamped the rebellion; stamp out a fire.

Walizuia uasi; zima moto.

rebellion rising in the provinces;

Uasi unaongezeka katika wilaya.

The reintroduction of conscription sparked off a major rebellion.

Kurudishwa kwa utumaji wa lazima kulizua uasi mkuu.

On “Representational Redescription Model”of Children's Development: A Replacement or Rebellion to Piaget's Theory?

Kutokana na “Mundi ya Kurudia Maelezo” ya Maendeleo ya Watoto: Badala au Uasi kwa Nadharia ya Piaget?

After the failure of the rebellion, many of the rebels took to the hills and became bandits.

Baada ya kushindwa kwa uasi, watoro wengi wa uasi walikimbilia milima na wakawa weusi.

A rebellion in the officer corps led to chaos in the armed forces. Arevolution is the overthrow of one government and its replacement with another:

Uasi katika kikosi cha maafisa ulipelekea machafuko katika majeshi. Mapinduzi ni kuondoa serikali moja na kuibadilisha na nyingine:

NEVER cheer for the coup until the countercoup has failed. Though Pluto has officially lost its lofty title of “planet”, a rebellion against its demotion is brewing.

Usishangilie kamwe mapinduzi hadi mapinduzi ya kinyume hayajaenda vibaya. Ingawa Pluto amepoteza rasmi titi yake ya juu ya “sayari”, uasi dhidi ya demotion yake unachomwa.

Real-world Examples

When a lot of people rebel, there is a rebellion.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

And trust me, this is not a teenage rebellion.

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

After the Great Fae War, there was a rebellion.

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

Russia denies it's fueling the rebellion.

Source: AP Listening December 2014 Collection

" Robert Baratheon led the rebellion. All commands came from him, in the end" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

The country's Attorney General said Mr. Oulaye had provided financial means to establish a rebellion.

Source: BBC Listening Collection December 2017

Shame how it all turned out. We were outnumbered 10 to one a stupid rebellion then.

Source: Game of Thrones (Season 1)

Adolescence can be a time of conflict and rebellion.

Source: American Horror Story: Season 2

The mail-only meeting also declared that any armed resistance against the militants would be considered a rebellion.

Source: BBC World Headlines

The rebellion of the long hairs is getting underway.

Source: Rock documentary

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