waking
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waking(
wey
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kihng
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (conscious)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Frankie spent every waking hour trying to become a famous singer.Frankie aprovechaba cada hora que pasaba despierto tratando de convertirse en un cantante famoso.
The year that I spent working at the restaurant was a waking nightmare.El año que pasé trabajando en ese restaurante fue como una pesadilla.
2. (alert)
a. despierto
I had an epiphany during a waking dream in class.Tuve una revelación en un sueño despierto durante la clase.
b. de vigilia
It shouldn't be normal for us to spend most of our waking time under stress.No debería ser normal que pasemos la mayor parte de nuestro tiempo de vigilia bajo estrés.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el despertar (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The waking of the anointed one meant the end of times.El despertar del elegido significaba el fin de los tiempos.
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