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insurgent

/ɪnˈsəːdʒ(ə)nt/ /ɪnˈsəɹdʒənt/

Meanings
noun

Insurgente, rebelde

One of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency.

Examples :

"The insurgent student group protested the new school rules. "
El grupo estudiantil insurgente protestó contra las nuevas reglas escolares.
politics government military war nation state action group person

Related Words

Illustration participant

participant noun

/pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt/ /pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt/

Participante

"All participants must adhere to the rules of the competition."

Todos los participantes deben adherirse a las reglas de la competencia.

Illustration school

school noun

/skuːl/

Banco

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

Los buzos encontraron un enorme banco de caballas.

Illustration protested

protested verb

/pɹəˈtɛstɪd/

Protestar, objetar

"How dare you, I protest!"

¿Cómo te atreves? ¡Protesto!

Illustration several

several noun

/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

Terreno, propiedad

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

La familia posee varias propiedades, una pequeña parcela de tierra detrás de su casa.

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rebellious adjective

/ɹəˈbɛliəs/

Rebelde

"The teenager's rebellious attitude made it difficult for his parents to set rules. "

La actitud rebelde del adolescente dificultaba que sus padres establecieran reglas.

Illustration insurgency

insurgency noun

/ɪnˈsɜː.dʒən.si/ /ɪnˈsɝ.dʒən.si/

Insurrección, rebelión

"suppress the insurgency by isolating the rebels from the rest of the population"

Reprimir la insurrección aislando a los rebeldes del resto de la población.

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against preposition

/əˈɡeɪnst/ /əˈɡɛ(ɪ)nst/ /əˈɡɛnst/

contra

"It is hard work to swim against the current."

Es un trabajo duro nadar contra la corriente.

Illustration protest

protest noun

/ˈpɹəʊ.tɛst/ /ˈpɹoʊ.tɛst/

Protesta, objeción

"They lodged a protest with the authorities."

Presentaron una protesta ante las autoridades.

Illustration opposing

opposing verb

/əˈpoʊzɪŋ/ /oʊˈpoʊzɪŋ/

Oponerse a, resistir

"There is still time to oppose this plan."

Todavía hay tiempo para oponerse a este plan.

Illustration people

people noun

/ˈpiːpəl/ /ˈpipl̩/

Gente, personas

"There were so many people at the restaurant last night."

Había tanta gente en el restaurante anoche.

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student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

Estudiante

"He is a student of life."

Él es un estudiante de la vida.

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authority noun

/ɔːˈθɒɹəti/ /əˈθɑɹəti/

Autoridad, poder

"I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them."

Tengo la autoridad para penalizar al personal de mi departamento, pero no la autoridad para despedirlos.