Also means
to revolt
Usage Note
Ribellare is typically used reflexively as ribellarsi — 'to rebel against something' — with the preposition a or contro: si è ribellato al regime. The non-reflexive form exists but is less common. It takes essere as auxiliary in the reflexive.
Examples
"I giovani si ribellarono alle regole."
Natural Translation
The young people rebelled against the rules.
Literal Translation
The young-people themselves rebelled to-the rules.
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