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wake up

despiértate

despertarse

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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g once upon a time).

phrase

1. (imperative; used to address one person)

a. despiértate

A word of phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g. How are you?).

(informal)

(singular)

Wake up! You'll be late for school.¡Despiértate! Vas a llegar tarde a clase.

b. despiértese

A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g. usted).

(formal)

(singular)

Wake up, sir! I think this is your stop.¡Despiértese, señor! Creo que esta es su parada.

c. despabílate

A word of phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g. How are you?).

(informal)

(singular)

Wake up! It's time for us to leave!¡Despabílate! ¡Es hora de irnos!

d. despabílese

A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g. usted).

(formal)

(singular)

Wake up! Didn't you hear your alarm clock?¡Despabílese! ¿No escuchó el despertador?

2. (imperative; used to address multiple people)

a. despiértense (plural)

Wake up, kids! We need to leave for the airport soon.¡Despiértense, niños! Tenemos que salir para el aeropuerto pronto.

b. despabílense (plural)

Wake up, kids! Come have breakfast.¡Despabílense, chicos! Vengan a desayunar.

An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g. Everybody please stand up.).

intransitive verb phrase

3. (to awaken from sleep)

a. despertarse

Today I woke up at 8 am.Hoy me desperté a las 8 de la mañana.

b. despabilarse

I'm going to try to wake up at five o'clock tomorrow.Mañana voy a tratar de despabilarme a las cinco.

A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g. carrot, bean).

(figurative)

(to become aware)

a. espabilarse

Wake up! She's not coming back.¡Espabílate! Ella ya no va a regresar.

A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g. Take out the trash.).

transitive verb phrase

5. (to rouse from sleep)

a. despertar

A loud sound outside woke me up.Me despertó un sonido fuerte que venía de afuera.

wake up

A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g. Take out the trash.).

transitive verb phrase

1. (general)

a. despertar

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

2. (general)

a. despertarse

3. (fig)

to w up to the truthabrir los ojos a la realidad

wake up

verb:intransitive:plus_adverb

1 despertar; despertarse

wake up! ¡despierta!; ¡despiértate!; to wake up from a nightmare despertar(se) de una pesadilla

one night my son woke up screaming she woke up with a start

to wake up with a hangover/a headache despertar(se) con resaca/dolor de cabeza

most of the city woke up to clear skies this morning he woke up [to] find himself rich

he woke up (to find himself) in prison amaneció en la cárcel; she woke up to find them gone cuando (se) despertó se encontró con que se habían ido

wake up and smell the coffee! especially (US) ¡abre los ojos!; ¡pon los pies en la tierra!

2 despertar(se); despabilar(se)

companies had better wake up a las empresas les convendría despertar(se); wake up, Ian! we've already discussed point 12 ¡despierta or despabila Ian! ya hemos discutido el punto 12; ¡despiértate or despabílate Ian! ya hemos discutido el punto

to wake up to sth

to wake up to the truth darse cuenta de la verdad; to wake up to reality darse cuenta de la realidad; despertar a la realidad

it is time they woke up to reality when is the media going to wake up and realize that we don't want to watch garbage like this? people should wake up to the fact that people with disabilities have got a vote as well he hasn't really woken up to the fact that his mother has died

transitive verb

1 despertar

I was woken up by the phone el teléfono me despertó; me desperté con el teléfono

can you wake me up in the morning?

you need a coffee to wake you up te hace falta una taza de café para despertarte

a cup of tea to will wake you up he needs something to wake him up

2 despertar

to wake one's ideas up despabilarse

you need to wake your ideas up if you're to get this contract

to wake sb up to sth hacer ver algo a algn; hacer que algn se dé cuenta de algo; someone needs to wake him up to the risks involved alguien tiene que hacerle ver los riesgos que implica

Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

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