turbulento
troubled ; turbulent ; stormy ; tumultuous ; roiling ; blustery ; riotous ; chequered [checkered, -USA].
These thoughts and many more like them flitted to and fro ceaselessly over the troubled surface of his mind.
The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).
The stormy period of the 50s and 60s are considered to have seriously damaged the cause of improving the salaries of librarians.
Surely these innovations already have and will continue to bring deep and wide-sweeping change to our profession - and because of their rapidity, these changes will be sudden and often tumultuous.
He stood on the muddy bank of the river just after dawn, staring dispiritedly at the roiling current separating him from Mexico.
This is probably because the north's more blustery weather spring-cleans the streets.
I'd like to see the full force of the law brought down on these people who are involved in this riotous behaviour.
An appraisal of the reforms following the report suggests that local councillors' workload has increased, and community councils have had a chequered career, although local authorities generally are stronger.
aguas turbulentas
turbulent waters
stormy waters
His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas.
But he is clear that there is no sign that the turbulence of the past has been laid to rest, and there are many signs that stormy waters lie ahead.
pasado turbulento
chequered history
chequered past
The concept of corporate authorship has had a more chequered history.
As a result of this chequered past telepathy is now largely discredited and regarded by many in science as mere pseudoscience.
tiempos turbulentos
embattled time(s)
Amidst mounting pressure over external and internal scandals, this is a truly embattled time for the United Nations.
