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a·wak·en

(ə-wā′kən)

v. a·wak·ened, a·wak·en·ing, a·wak·ens

v.intr.

1. To wake up: I awakened at 6:00 am.

2. To become aware of something: He finally awakened to the fact that he was wrong.

v.tr.

1. To cause to wake up: A barking dog awakened me during the night.

2. To cause (someone) to become aware; alert or enlighten: The news awakened her to the truth.

3. To stir up or produce (a memory or feeling, for example): Her new job awakened in her a sense of responsibility. See Usage Note at wake¹.

[Middle English awakenen, from Old English āwæcnian : ā-, on, up; see a-² + wæcnian, to waken; see waken.]

a·wak′en·er n.

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awakening

(əˈweɪkənɪŋ; əˈweɪknɪŋ)

the start of a feeling or awareness in a person: a picture of an emotional awakening.

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a•wak•en•ing

(əˈweɪ kə nɪŋ)

adj.

1. rousing; quickening: an awakening interest.

2. the act of awaking from sleep.

3. a revival of interest or attention.

4. a recognition, realization, or coming into awareness of something: a rude awakening to the facts.

5. a renewal of interest in religion, esp. in a community; revival.

[1585–95]

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Noun

awakening - the act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most"

wakening, waking up

arousal, rousing - the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"

reveille - a signal to get up in the morning; in the military it is a bugle call at sunrise

awakening

noun stirring up, birth, waking, waking up, revival, awaking, animating, rousing, stimulation, provocation, arousal, enlivening, activation, kindling, incitement, vivification the awakening of national consciousness in people

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Translations

déception réveil

risveglio

awakening

[əˈweɪknɪŋ]

A. ADJ (fig) → naciente

B. N → despertar m
he got a rude awakening → tuvo una desagradable sorpresa

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awakening

[əˈweɪkənɪŋ] n → éveil m
a young woman's political awakening → l'éveil politique d'une jeune femme
the awakening of national identity → l'éveil d'une identité nationale
a rude awakening → un réveil brutal, une rude déconvenue

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awakening

n (lit, fig) → Erwachen nt; a rude awakening (lit, fig) → ein böses Erwachen

adj (fig) → erwachend

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awakening

[əˈweɪknɪŋ] n → risveglio

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