mutiny
To commit a mutinyTo commit a mutiny.
» This is mutiny!
Das ist Meuterei! — brauchinet
Це заколот! — deniko
Це бунт! — deniko
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1 sensesTo commit a mutiny.
The crew of the Bounty mutinied because of the harsh discipline of Captain Bligh.
бунтова́тьbuntovátʹ, взбунтова́тьсяvzbuntovátʹsja, восстава́тьvosstavátʹ
engage in a mutiny against an authority
Examples
12 sentencesThis is mutiny!
Це заколот! — deniko
deDas ist Meuterei! — brauchinet
We've put down an attempted mutiny.
The mutiny was nipped in the bud.
ruМятеж был подавлен в зародыше. — marafon
The president vowed to squash the mutiny.
The captain was unable to understand the reasons for the mutiny.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle French mutiner.From Middle French mutiner.
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Forms
mutinies, mutinying, mutinied, mutiniedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.