Despiértate (en. Wake up)

/despjɛ́rtate/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

To cause someone to come out of a state of sleep.

Wake up, it's already late.

Despiértate, que ya es tarde.

To become aware of something or start paying attention to what is happening.

Wake up to reality and don’t fool yourself any longer.

Despiértate a la realidad y no te engañes más.

To activate or begin an activity that was inactive.

Wake up and start working on your project.

Despiértate y empieza a trabajar en tu proyecto.

Reflexive form and imperative of the verb to wake, which comes from the Latin 'despertare.'

wake up to the world

Become aware of what is happening around you.

despiértate al mundo

wake up and smell the coffee

Invitation to enjoy the present moment.

despiértate y huele el café

wake up early

Refers to getting up early.

despiértate pronto

to wake

Action of coming out of sleep.

despertar

waking

The process of transitioning from a state of sleep to one of wakefulness.

despertación

alarm clock

Device used to wake people up.

despertador

To wake up suddenly from a state of drowsiness.

It startled me and made me say: wake up!

Me dio un susto y me hizo decir: ¡despiértate!

To become alert or pay attention to a situation.

In the meeting, they told me, wake up!, this is serious.

En la reunión me dijeron que, ¡despiértate!, esto es serio.