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    Réveiller (en. Wake)

    /ʁe.ve.je/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    To end sleep.
    I will wake you up at seven o'clock.
    Je vais te réveiller à sept heures.
    To make conscious or attentive.
    This news awakened his interest in politics.
    Cette nouvelle a réveillé son intérêt pour la politique.
    To give rise to a feeling or an idea.
    This book awakened new passions in me.
    Ce livre m'a réveillé de nouvelles passions.

    Etymology

    Origin from Old French 'revealier', from the verb 'veiller'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    awaken consciences
    To bring people to become aware of a problem.
    réveiller les consciences
    awaken a memory
    To remind someone of a memory.
    réveiller un souvenir
    wake up with a start
    To wake up suddenly, often by surprise.
    se réveiller en sursaut

    Related Words

    awakening
    Action of waking up or becoming aware.
    éveil
    watch
    Time during which one is not sleeping.
    veille
    awake
    Who is in a state of wakefulness, who is not sleeping.
    éveillé

    Slang Meanings

    To wake up suddenly after a night of partying.
    Last night was the party, I woke up like a zombie.
    Hier soir, c'était la fête, je me suis réveillé comme un zombie.
    To be alerted by something unusual.
    The news of his departure woke me up, I couldn't take it anymore.
    La nouvelle de son départ m'a réveillé, je n'en pouvais plus.