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revo·lu·tion [ˌrevəˈlu:ʃən, Am -əˈlu:-] N

2. revolution fig (complete change):

revolution
Revolution f
revolution
[umwälzende] Neuerung
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3. revolution ASTRON:

revolution
Umlauf m
revolution
Rotation f form
the moon makes one revolution of the Earth in approximately 29.5 days
der Mond umkreist die Erde in ungefähr 29,5 Tagen
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coun·ter-revo·ˈlu·tion N

Glo·ri·ous Revo·ˈlu·tion N no pl Brit HISTORY

Green Revo·ˈlu·tion N

Green Revolution
Grüne Revolution
Green Revolution
Agrarrevolution f

In·dus·trial Revo·ˈlu·tion N HISTORY

sex·ual revo·ˈlu·tion N

green revolution N

Neolithic Revolution [ˌniːəˈlɪθɪk] N

Daugh·ters of the Ameri·can Revo·ˈlu·tion N, DAR N

Velvet Revolution (in Czechoslovakia) HISTORY
Samtene Revolution f

solid of revolution N

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solid of revolution MATH
Rotationskörper m

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

consumer revolution
Veränderung f des Konsumverhaltens
cultural revolution
Kulturrevolution f
social revolution
soziale Revolution
technical revolution
technische Revolution
to suppress a revolution
eine Revolution niederschlagen
the October Revolution
die Oktoberrevolution
the green revolution
die grüne Revolution
to stage a counter-revolution
eine Gegenrevolution inszenieren
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the American/French/Russian Revolution
die Amerikanische/Französische/Russische Revolution
at the time of the Russian Revolution
zur Zeit der Russischen Revolution
in the lead-up to the revolution, ...
in den Vorjahren der Revolution ...
to stir up a mutiny/revolution/riot
eine Meuterei/eine Revolution/einen Aufstand anzetteln
tomorrow is the thirtieth anniversary of the revolution
morgen jährt sich die Revolution zum dreißigsten Mal
during the revolution, the streets were ankle-deep in blood
während der Revolution watete man auf den Straßen in Blut
the contextual view of this situation makes a revolution look likely
wenn man diese Situation im Gesamtzusammenhang betrachtet, so scheint eine Revolution wahrscheinlich
the moon makes one revolution of the Earth in approximately 29.5 days
der Mond umkreist die Erde in ungefähr 29,5 Tagen
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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But however great the disorders in this world may be, the revolution always seems to choke off at the riot stage.
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The position found favour amongst scientific behaviourists over the next few decades, until behaviourism itself fell to the cognitive revolution in the 1960s.
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The information revolution which began in business has gone farthest in every field of life, society and of technology.
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Nonlinearity has undergone a revolution: from a nuisance to be eliminated, to a new tool to be exploited.
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It was a frantic mobilisation against counter-revolution, made frantic by the war emergency and by the utopianism of much sans-culotte thinking.
www.workersliberty.org
He goes against his father's will to show his fervent support for the revolution.
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Now a second revolution that of mobile internet access, is taking over.
www.dailymail.co.uk
It is just that for a social revolution to succeed, spiritual revolution should always come one step ahead of it.
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The church can begin a revolution of wealth creation and the development of education.
www.vanguardngr.com
It soon became a folksong with more than 20 versions and was sung even after the 1848 revolution.
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