French Revolution
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- noun
- /frɛntʃ ˌrɛvəˈluːʃən/
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Revolución francesa
- As you know, the tripartite formula for the French Revolution was "liberty, equality, fraternity."
- French Revolution of 1789
- aftermath of the French Revolution
- celebration of the French Revolution
The tradition of left and right comes from the time of the French Revolution.
- The tradition of left and right comes from the time of the French Revolution.
- And, you know, there's, there's also this massive, you know, upheaval due to the French Revolution.
- The split between, if you like, the liberal and the conservative is the direct product of the French Revolution.
- And don't forget the Terror comes in the French Revolution too, that we can make ourselves into God like beings.
- And he this is from the Marquis, who was very much a man of the Enlightenment, and who died in the French Revolution.
- I'm not calling for, you know, the French Revolution here.
- The most amusing one to me was her going back to the French Revolution.
- Liking the French Revolution but opposing the French Revolution.
- They're only there after, you know, the invention of the nation, which comes again mostly as out of the French Revolution and in the Romantic movement.
- That's a French Revolution, that's a Luciferian intellect history.
- Crane Britton used to say here the same thing about the French Revolution.
Examples
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We now tend to understand the French Revolution of 1789-92 as a bourgeois revolution.
Academic text (1994) -
The French Revolution fundamentally changed the political landscape in Europe during the late 18th century.
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It's how I imagine the French Revolution started.
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But I believe the French Revolution was a step forward, despite it all.
Fiction book (1994) -
Military bands developed rapidly throughout Europe, especially during the French Revolution.
Academic text (2015) -
The other model for democratic governance in Western history is based on the French Revolution.
Academic text (1997) -
The novel begins with a view of the world turned upside down by the French Revolution.
Academic text (1995) -
In the first euphoric days of the French Revolution, hopes for the future are high.
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A watchword of the French Revolution, "no God, no master!" still resonated in Europe.
Academic text (2008) -
As I was saying, Gloria, the French Revolution marked the end of an era... ...in which the so-called nobility was living off the fat of the land.
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'French' specifies location/association with France and 'revolution' denotes an overthrow/major change, so a learner who knows both words can deduce it refers to a revolution in France. Historical details (dates, actors) are not derivable from the phrase, but the basic meaning is immediately transparent and mirrored in many other languages.
Etymology
The French Revolution began when ordinary people filled the streets, stormed the prison called the Bastille, and tore down symbols of the king. Because they forced the 'overthrow' of the monarchy, the name now means a period of big social and political change and the start of ideas like 'democracy'.