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revuelta
feminine noun
1riot, revolt (disturbio)
2bend (curva)

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revuelta [ray-voo-el’-tah]
noun
1Second turn (vuelta), return. (f)
  • Dar vueltas y revueltas a algo -> to go on turning something over and over
2Revolution, revolt (motín), sedition; contention, dissension, commotion (commoción), fuss (jaleo). (f)
3Delay, tardiness. (f)
4Meditation, reflection. (f)
5Commutation, change. (f)
6Point from which a thing commences a tortuous or oblique direction. (f)
article & past participle
1Irregular of REVOLVER.
2Mixed up (objetos), in a turmoil, in confusion.
3Perverse, dissatisfied.
4Unruly (revoltoso), restless (inquieto), mischievous (niño); rebellious (población).
  • Huevos revueltos -> scrambled eggs
  • Todo estaba revuelto -> everything was in disorder

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revuelta
sustantivo:femenino
1 (Política) disturbance; riot
las revueltas populares del siglo pasado the civil disturbances of the last century; la revuelta militar acabó con la democracia the military uprising put an end to democracy
2 (agitación) commotion; disturbance
3 (curva) bend; turn
4 (vuelta) turn
dar vueltas y revueltas a algo to turn sth over and over in one's mind

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