upheavals in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for upheavals in the English»Spanish Dictionary

upheaval [Am ˌəpˈhivəl, Brit ʌpˈhiːv(ə)l] N U or C

1. upheaval (convulsion):

a period of great social/political upheaval

una época de gran agitación social/política

changing schools was a great upheaval for the children

el cambio de escuela fue muy perturbador para los niños

all the upheaval of moving house

todo el trastorno que implica una mudanza

it was a terrible emotional upheaval for her

fue muy traumático para ella

2. upheaval GEOL:

upheaval

levantamiento m

Translations for upheavals in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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los trastornos provocados por el cambio

the upheavals o disruption caused by the change

las convulsiones sociales de los años 60

the social upheaval of the sixties

sacudón

upheaval

con todo el jaleo de la mudanza

with all the upheaval of the move

upheavals in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for upheavals in the English»Spanish Dictionary

upheaval [ʌpˈhi:vəl] N

1. upheaval no pl (condition of violent change):

upheaval

sacudida f

political upheaval

convulsión f política

2. upheaval (instance of violent change):

upheaval

cataclismo m

3. upheaval GEO (violent upward push):

upheaval

solevamiento m

upheaval of the earth's crust

solevamiento m de la corteza terrestre

Translations for upheavals in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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convulsión

upheaval

trastornos políticos

political upheaval

upheavals Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

political upheaval

convulsión f política

upheaval of the earth's crust

solevamiento m de la corteza terrestre

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The early 20th century was the period of both social and cultural upheavals and pursuits.

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The nation is thus still recovering from the upheavals.

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Social upheavals and political ineptitude are realized through rich characterization and brisk action, marrying the genre staple of alien invasion with conflicts of conscience.

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While these extended families on occasion failed to succeed to the throne, they did manage to endure political upheavals and remain prominent for generations.

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The school has passed 27 years and got the present magnificent building through a series of trial and upheavals.

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The whole decade consists of upheavals caused by the shrinking price of transistors.

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These technological upheavals brought about changes in institutional arrangements with the prominence of large corporations, allied business and financial services, nonprofit and public sector enterprises.

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In between attacks, the shrinking platoon tries to rest, talking about the social upheavals back home.

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This ended at c 1750, but it started much earlier, perhaps with the upheavals and the large flood of 1900, or more probably 2100.

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By then the brothers' personal lives had gone through serious upheavals.

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