rebelado
/rebelado/from spelling rules
The English phrase "rebelled" is translated into Spanish as rebelado.
rebelado refers to the act of taking part in an armed fight or a violent protest against a government or an authority. In many contexts, you may also use synonyms such as desafiaron (defied) or se alzaron (rose up) to describe similar actions of defiance.
Which one should you use?
Be careful not to confuse rebelado (rebelled) with revelado (revealed), as these two words are very similar in spelling and are often confused by English speakers.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, the expression se sublevó is commonly used in formal contexts.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb is typically used in its pronominal form rebelarse when describing the act of rebelling. To form the present perfect tense, such as "has rebelled", you use the past participle rebelado with the auxiliary verb haber, resulting in phrases like se ha rebelado.
How do you pronounce it?
/rebelado/
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not confuse rebelado with revelado. The former means "rebelled" and the latter means "revealed".
Did you know?
- The word rebelado is a homonym for a specific step in traditional film photography. In this context, it means 'developed', as in a photo that has been processed in a chemical bath.
- The verb rebelarse can be used metaphorically in Spanish to describe a person's body or even an object, such as saying 'my knees rebelled against me' during a long walk.
- Even native Spanish speakers frequently confuse the spelling of rebelado with revelado in casual digital communication.
Examples in context
- Esta situación es absurda, no logro entender cómo no se ha rebelado ya la gente contra estos tiranos.This situation is absurd, I can't understand how people haven't rebelled against these tyrants yet.This sentence shows the use of rebelado to describe people resisting against tyrants.Tatoeba #10185674 by saverius, translation #12950518 by saverius
- El pueblo se rebeló contra la autoridad opresiva.The people rebelled against the oppressive authority.
- Los soldados se sublevaron contra el régimen dictatorial.The soldiers rebelled against the dictatorial regime.
- La población se levantó en rebelión contra las políticas injustas.The population rebelled against the unjust policies.
- Los jóvenes se sublevaron contra las normas establecidas en la fiesta.The youngsters rebelled against the established rules at the party.
- La mujer se rebelóThe woman rebelled
- Los hombres se sublevaronThe men rebelled
- Ella se levantó en rebelión contra el sistema injusto y opresivo.She rebelled against the unjust and oppressive system.
- Se rebelaron contra el sistema.They rebelled against the system.
- El pueblo se ha rebelado contra la nueva ley.The people have rebelled against the new law.
- Varios grupos se han rebelado en la capital.Several groups have rebelled in the capital.
Example conversation
Elena and Javier are discussing a history book.
- ElenaEl ejército se rebeló contra el rey hace siglos.The army rebelled against the king centuries ago.
- JavierFue una guerra muy sangrienta, ¿verdad?It was a very bloody war, right?
- ElenaSí, el pueblo también se había rebelado antes.Yes, the people had also rebelled before.
- JavierLa historia siempre es fascinante, Elena.History is always fascinating, Elena.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
