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rebel
rebel /reˈbel/
adjective#4510 most common
Also: rebellious, insurgent
Example sentences
Copilul este rebel.
The child is rebellious.
Ea are un caracter rebel.
She has a rebellious character.
Rebelii au atacat orașul în timpul nopții.
The rebels attacked the city during the night.
Adolescenta rebelă a refuzat să asculte de reguli.
The rebellious teenage girl refused to follow the rules.
Guvernul a negociat cu liderii rebeli pentru a opri conflictul.
The government negotiated with the rebel leaders to stop the conflict.
Spiritul rebel al artistului s-a reflectat în fiecare tablou pe care l-a pictat, sfidând convențiile epocii sale.
The artist's rebellious spirit showed in every painting he made, defying the conventions of his era.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rebel (m) / rebelă (f) | rebeli (m) / rebele (f) |
| Genitive | rebel (m) / rebele (f) | rebeli (m) / rebele (f) |
| Accusative | rebel (m) / rebelă (f) | rebeli (m) / rebele (f) |
| Vocative | rebelule (m) / rebelo (f) | rebelilor (m) / rebelelor (f) |
Word family
rebelărebellious (feminine form); also a female rebel
rebeliunerebellion, uprising
a se rebelato rebel, to revolt
Etymology
Romanian took "rebel" from French "rebelle", which goes back to Latin "rebellis". That Latin word joins the prefix "re-" (again) to "bellum" (war), so the core sense is someone who takes up war again after being defeated. The word entered Romanian in the 19th century as part of a broad wave of French and Latin borrowings that reshaped the modern language.
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