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révolution

revolution

noun reh-voh-lü-SYOHN Less Common

Origin: Latin revolutio

Usage Note

Révolution covers both political upheaval (la Révolution française) and a full rotation or turn in a technical sense (engine RPM). Révolutionnaire (adjective/noun) means 'revolutionary'. In French, the Revolution of 1789 is so central that la Révolution without a qualifier nearly always refers to it.

Examples

"La révolution a changé le pays entier."

Natural Translation

The revolution changed the entire country.

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