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“uproar” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsoescándalo

Pronunciation

IPA/alβoˈɾoto/

Example

Hicieron mucho alboroto en la fiesta.

They caused a big uproar at the party.

Illustration for alboroto (uproar)

How to say “uproar” in Spanish

“Uproar” in Spanish is alboroto.

Noisy crowd causing confusion and agitation.

Full entry for alboroto: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with alboroto

La policía calmó el alboroto.

The police quelled the commotion.

Tips for using alboroto

  • Commonly used with hacer or armar (hacer alboroto, armar alboroto) to mean making a loud fuss and often heard as a mild rebuke such as 'no armes alboroto'.

Other Spanish words for “uproar”

Se armó un escándalo en el restaurante por la discusión.

An uproar broke out in the restaurant because of the argument.

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