Usage Note
Révélation can refer to a sudden personal discovery, a public exposé, or a religious revelation. In entertainment contexts it is used to describe a breakthrough newcomer: la révélation de l'année ('the discovery of the year'). The verb form is révéler ('to reveal').
Examples
"Sa confession a été une vraie révélation."
Natural Translation
His confession was a true revelation.
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