rebel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations noun: /ˈrɛbəl/, verb: /rɪˈbɛl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/n., adj. ˈrɛbəl; v. rɪˈbɛl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n., adj. rebəl; v. ri bel)


Inflections of 'rebel' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
rebels
v 3rd person singular
rebelling
v pres p
rebelled
v past
rebelled
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
rebel n (person: acts independently)rebelde n común
 Judith is a rebel and will never do what she is told.
 Judith es una rebelde y nunca hará lo que le digan.
rebel n (in armed rebellion)rebelde n común
  insurgente n común
 The rebels carried out an attack against government forces on Tuesday.
 Los rebeldes llevaron a cabo un ataque contra las fuerzas del gobierno el martes.
rebel vi (against rules)rebelarse v prnl
 Simon is rebelling against his parents' rules.
 Simon se está rebelando contra las reglas de su padre.
rebel vi (armed rebellion)sublevarse v prnl
  levantarse en armas contra loc verb
 The government finally took the austerity measures too far and the people rebelled.
 El gobierno finalmente llevó las medidas de austeridad demasiado lejos y la gente se sublevó.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
rebel n as adj (rebelling)rebelde adj mf
 Alison is a psychologist who specialises in working with rebel teenagers.
 Alison es una psicóloga que se especializa en adolescentes rebeldes.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
rebel group n (breakaway group of dissenters)grupo rebelde nm
 Los grupos rebeldes finalmente se rindieron.
rebel yell n US (US Civil War: confederate battle cry) (Argentina)sapucai nm
 Every time Josh gets drunk he starts in with those stupid rebel yells.
 Cada vez que Josh se emborrachaba, empezaba con el estúpido sapucai.
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'rebel' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Collocations: rebel [groups, factions, movements, forces], joined a rebel [group], is the rebel leader, more...

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