upheaval

upheaval
[ʌpˈhiːvəl]
sustantivo
1trastorno (m) conmoción (f)
  • political upheaval -> conmoción política
  • emotional upheaval -> trastornos mpl emocionales

upheaval [ap-ji-val]
sustantivo
1Solevación, solevantamiento.
2Levantamiento de la corteza terrestre. (Geología)
3Trastorno del orden establecido (disturbance).

upheaval [ʌpˈhiːvəl] ?
noun
1 (emotional) trastorno; (m)
Having a baby will mean the greatest upheaval in your life her marriage break-up cause a great deal of upheaval in the family
2 (in home, office etc) trastorno; (m)
there was a lot of upheaval because of the move to a different part of the building; GB it caused a lot of upheaval
3 (Pol) agitación; (f)
Algeria has been going through political upheaval for the past two months
4 (Geol) levantamiento; (m)

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