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rebel

/ˈɹɛbəl/ /ɹɪˈbɛl/

Meanings
noun

Rebelde, insurgente

A person who resists an established authority, often violently

Examples :

"The rebellious student was expelled from school for repeatedly defying the principal. "
El estudiante rebelde fue expulsado de la escuela por desafiar repetidamente al director.
politics government society action person attitude toefl

Related Words

Illustration confederate

confederate noun

/kənˈfedərət/ /kənˈfedəˌreɪt/

Confederado, aliado

"The student council is a confederate group, representing the entire student body. "

El consejo estudiantil es un grupo confederado que representa a todo el alumnado.

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rebelled verb

/rɪˈbɛld/ /riˈbɛld/

rebelarse, sublevarse

"The children rebelled against the strict rules of the school. "

Los niños se rebelaron contra las estrictas reglas de la escuela.

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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.

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violently adverb

/ˈvaɪ(ə)ləntli/

Violentamente

"The wind blew the door shut violently, making everyone jump. "

El viento cerró la puerta violentamente, haciendo que todos saltaran.

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director noun

/daɪˈɹɛktə(ɹ)/ /daɪˈɹɛktɚ/

Director, director/a

"The school's drama club director organized the play's rehearsals. "

El director del club de teatro de la escuela organizó los ensayos de la obra.

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repeatedly adverb

/ɹɪˈpiːtɪdli/

Repetidamente, varias veces

"He repeatedly violated the court order, and shall now be punished."

Violó repetidamente la orden judicial y ahora será castigado.

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historian noun

/hɪˈstɔəɹɪən/ /hɪˈstɔɹi.ən/

Historiador, cronista

"The historian wrote a book about her family's history. "

El historiador escribió un libro sobre la historia de su familia.

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established verb

/ɪˈstæb.lɪʃt/

Establecer, confirmar

"The company established a new policy to improve employee safety. "

La empresa estableció una nueva política para mejorar la seguridad de los empleados.

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principal noun

/ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/ /ˈpɹɪnsəp̬əl/

Principal, capital

"A portion of your mortgage payment goes to reduce the principal, and the rest covers interest."

Una parte de su pago hipotecario se destina a reducir el principal, y el resto cubre los intereses.

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southern noun

/ˈsʌðɚn/ /ˈsʌðən/

Sureño

"My cousin, a southern, moved to the area after graduating from university. "

Mi primo, un sureño, se mudó a la zona después de graduarse de la universidad.

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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.

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expelled verb

/ɪkˈspɛld/ /ɛkˈspɛld/

Expulsar, arrojar

"The volcano expelled hot lava and ash into the sky. "

El volcán expulsó lava caliente y cenizas al cielo.