subversif

sybvɛʁsif

subversivesubversives

Definition

Synonyms

Definition of subversif - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

destructionqui détruit ou renverse quelque chose de manière violente

Les forces subversives ont détruit les bâtiments gouvernementaux.

démolisseur

destructeur

politiquequi cherche à troubler l'ordre social ou politique établi

Ces idées subversives remettent en question le système actuel.

révolutionnaire

séparatiste

Noun, masculine

révolutionnairepersonne qui cherche à renverser l'ordre social ou politique

Ce subversif était surveillé par la police politique.

agitateur

insurgé

révolutionnaire

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Expressions with subversif

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caractère subversif

qualité de ce qui remet en question l'ordre établi

Le caractère subversif de cette œuvre dérange les autorités.

élément subversif

personne qui agit secrètement contre l'ordre politique ou social établi

Les autorités surveillent cet élément subversif depuis des mois.

Origin of subversif

latin, subversivus (renverser)

Examples of subversif in a sentence

Ce film subversif critique ouvertement le système politique.
Un discours subversif a été prononcé lors de la réunion.
Le film a été censuré pour son contenu jugé subversif.
Les subversifs étaient arrêtés lors de la manifestation.
Un subversif a distribué des tracts clandestins.

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English:subversive, agitator, ...
German:umstürzlerisch, Subversiver, ...
Italian:sovversivo, ...
Spanish:subversivo, agitador, ...
Portuguese:subversivo, agitador, ...
Chinese:颠覆性的, 颠覆分子, ...
Japanese:破壊的な, 革命家, ...
Arabic:تخريبي, مخرّب, ...
Hebrew:חַתְרָנִי, סוּבְּוֶרְסִיב, ...
Russian:подрывной, подрывник, ...
Ukrainian:підривний, підривник, ...
Catalan:subversiu, agitador, ...
Danish:omstyrtende, oprører, ...
Dutch:subversief, revolutionair, ...
Greek:υπονομευτικός, υπονομευτής, ...
Hungarian:felforgató, rendbomlasztó, ...
Khmer:បះបោរ, អ្នកបំផ្លាញរបៀប, ...
Korean:전복적인, 전복자, ...
Polish:wywrotowy, wywrotowiec, ...
Portuguese (BR):subversivo, ...
Romanian:subversiv, element subversiv, ...
Swedish:omstörtande, omstörtare, ...
Thai:บ่อนทำลาย, ผู้ล้มล้าง, ...
Turkish:yıkıcı, düzen karşıtı, ...
Vietnamese:phá hoại, kẻ lật đổ, ...

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