Download
Translate Files
search close
    https://lingvanex.com/translate/ Translate Text https://app.lingvanex.com/ Translate Files

    Despierte (en. Wake up)

    /des'pjeɾ.te/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    verb
    Action of making someone transition from a state of sleep to a state of wakefulness.
    It is important that I wake you up before we leave.
    Es importante que te despierte antes de que salgamos.
    Invitation for a person to wake up.
    Wake up! The class is about to start.
    ¡Despiértate! La clase está a punto de comenzar.
    Whisper or gentle call for someone to wake up.
    Wake up, breakfast is ready.
    Despiértate, el desayuno está listo.

    Etymology

    From the verb 'despertar', which comes from the Latin 'despertāre'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    wake up early
    Get up at the break of dawn.
    despiértate temprano
    wake me up in five minutes
    Let me know when five minutes have passed.
    despiértame en cinco minutos
    wake me if there is something important
    Indicate to me if something significant comes up.
    despiérteme si hay algo importante

    Related Words

    wake
    Cause someone to stop being asleep.
    despertar
    wakefulness
    State of being awake.
    vigilia
    sleep
    Natural state of rest in which one sleeps.
    sueño

    Slang Meanings

    Wake up abruptly
    He woke me up suddenly when he entered the room.
    Me despertó de golpe cuando entró en la habitación.
    Wake up from a hangover
    Yesterday I fainted, but today I wake up from the hangover.
    Ayer me desmayé, pero hoy me despierto de la resaca.