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Detailed Translations for upheaval from English to French

upheaval:

upheaval [the ~] nom

  1. the upheaval (commotion; sensation; shake up)
    la commotion; l'agitation; l'émoi; le tumulte; la sensation
  2. the upheaval (desperation)
    le désarroi; la confusion
  3. the upheaval (revolution)
    le renversement; la révolution
  4. the upheaval (revolution; turnover)

Translation Matrix for upheaval:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
agitation commotion; sensation; shake up; upheaval agitation; barms; commotion; disturbance; fermentation; fisticuffs; highly strung; hurrying; jittery; liveliness; nervousness; pandemonium; problems; rebellion; resistance; revolt; riot; trouble; troubles; turbulence; turmoil; unrest; yeasts
bouleversement impromptu revolution; turnover; upheaval
commotion commotion; sensation; shake up; upheaval ado; commotion; fuss; song and dance; to-do
confusion desperation; upheaval bewilderment; chaos; commotion; confusion; disorder; disturbance; fisticuffs; labyrinth; maze; mess; mix-up; muddle; pandemonium; perplexity; puzzlement; rebellion; revolt; riot; sense of shame; shame; tangle; trouble; welter
désarroi desperation; upheaval
renversement revolution; upheaval about-turn; change; change-over; inversion; pull down; reversal; rotation; swerve; turn; u turn
révolte revolution; turnover; upheaval commotion; disturbance; fisticuffs; hindrance; insurrection; obstruction; opposition; pandemonium; rebellion; resistance; revolt; riot; sabotage
révolution revolution; upheaval career; inversion; orbit; political revolution; revolution; rotation; turn
sensation commotion; sensation; shake up; upheaval compassion; emotion; feeling; instinct; intuition; perception; sensation; sensory perception
soulèvement revolution; turnover; upheaval abolishing; cancelation; close out; discontinuance; liquidation; removal
tumulte commotion; sensation; shake up; upheaval agitation; argy-bargy; bedlam; clamor; clamour; commotion; crowd; din; disturbance; fisticuffs; fuss; howling; hubble-bubble; hubbub; hullabaloo; hum; movement; noise; pandemonium; racket; rebellion; revolt; riot; roar; roaring; rumor; rumour; sound; squabbling; stir; tumult; tumultuousness; turbulence; unrest; uproar; yelling
émoi commotion; sensation; shake up; upheaval agitation; bedlam; clamor; clamour; commotion; din; hubbub; hullabaloo; noise; pandemonium; racket; tumult; tumultuousness; turbulence; unrest; uproar
- Sturm und Drang; agitation; convulsion; excitement; hullabaloo; turbulence; turmoil; uplift; upthrow; upthrust
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
révolte rebellious; recalcitrant; stubborn

Related Words for "upheaval":

  • upheavals

Synonyms for "upheaval":


Related Definitions for "upheaval":

  1. disturbance usually in protest1
  2. (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)1
  3. a violent disturbance1
  4. a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)1

Wiktionary Translations for upheaval:

upheaval
noun
  1. process of being heaved upward, especially of the earth's crust
  2. sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion
upheaval
noun
  1. action de soulever ; mouvement de ce qui est soulevé.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
upheaval révolution Umbruch — folgenreicher (insbesondere gesellschaftlicher, technischer) Wandel, Umwälzung