wake in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wake in the English»French Dictionary

I.wake [Brit weɪk, Am weɪk] N

1. wake (track) NAUT:

wake

sillage m

wake fig

sillage m

wake fig

suite f

in the wake of sb/sth

dans le sillage de qn/qc, à la suite de qn/qc

the war brought many changes in its wake

la guerre a apporté de nombreux changements dans son sillage

to follow in sb's wake lit

marcher dans le sillage de qn

to follow in sb's wake fig

être dans le sillage de qn, suivre les traces de qn

2. wake (over dead person):

wake

veillée f funèbre (accompagnée de célébrations)

II.wake <a. wake up; prét woke, , waked, dated pp woken, waked dated> [Brit weɪk, Am weɪk] VB trans

wake person

réveiller (from de)

wake fig desires, memories, feelings

réveiller

to wake sb from sleep

réveiller qn, tirer qn du sommeil

to wake sb from a dream

tirer qn d'un rêve

they were making enough noise to wake the dead!

ils faisaient un bruit à réveiller les morts!

III.wake <a. wake up; prét woke, , waked, dated pp woken, waked dated> [Brit weɪk, Am weɪk] VB intr

wake

se réveiller

I woke (up) to find him gone

à mon réveil, il était parti

to wake (up) from a deep sleep/a dream

sortir d'un profond sommeil/d'un rêve

she finally woke (up) from her illusions/to her responsibilities

elle est finalement revenue de ses illusions/à ses responsabilités

I.wake up VB [Brit weɪk -, Am weɪk -] (wake up)

wake up

se réveiller

wake up! lit

réveille-toi!

wake up! fig

ouvre les yeux!

it's about time you woke up and realized the damage you are doing!

il serait temps que tu ouvres les yeux et que tu prennes conscience du mal que tu fais!

to wake up to sth fig

prendre conscience de qc

II.wake up VB [Brit weɪk -, Am weɪk -] (wake up [sb], wake [sb] up)

wake up → wake

See also wake

I.wake [Brit weɪk, Am weɪk] N

1. wake (track) NAUT:

wake

sillage m

wake fig

sillage m

wake fig

suite f

in the wake of sb/sth

dans le sillage de qn/qc, à la suite de qn/qc

the war brought many changes in its wake

la guerre a apporté de nombreux changements dans son sillage

to follow in sb's wake lit

marcher dans le sillage de qn

to follow in sb's wake fig

être dans le sillage de qn, suivre les traces de qn

2. wake (over dead person):

wake

veillée f funèbre (accompagnée de célébrations)

II.wake <a. wake up; prét woke, , waked, dated pp woken, waked dated> [Brit weɪk, Am weɪk] VB trans

wake person

réveiller (from de)

wake fig desires, memories, feelings

réveiller

to wake sb from sleep

réveiller qn, tirer qn du sommeil

to wake sb from a dream

tirer qn d'un rêve

they were making enough noise to wake the dead!

ils faisaient un bruit à réveiller les morts!

III.wake <a. wake up; prét woke, , waked, dated pp woken, waked dated> [Brit weɪk, Am weɪk] VB intr

wake

se réveiller

I woke (up) to find him gone

à mon réveil, il était parti

to wake (up) from a deep sleep/a dream

sortir d'un profond sommeil/d'un rêve

she finally woke (up) from her illusions/to her responsibilities

elle est finalement revenue de ses illusions/à ses responsabilités

wake-up call N

1. wake-up call (gen):

wake-up call

réveil m téléphoné

2. wake-up call fig:

wake-up call

piqûre f de rappel

Translations for wake in the French»English Dictionary

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veillée mortuaire

wake

sillage (de navire)

wake

sillage (de personne)

wake

dans le sillage de qn/qc

in the wake of sb/sth

sillage

wake

veillée funèbre, veillée mortuaire

wake

réveiller

to wake [sb] up

réveiller

to wake

être réveillé en sursaut

to wake up with a start ou jump

faire un bruit à réveiller les morts

to make enough noise to wake the dead

se réveiller (après un somme)

to wake up

se réveiller en sursaut/en sueur

to wake up with a start ou jump/in a sweat

se réveiller personne, peuple:

to wake up

dans la foulée de leurs prédécesseurs/la mode punk fig

in the wake of their predecessors/punk fashion

délurer

to wake [sb] up a bit Brit

atterris!

wake up!

wake in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wake in the English»French Dictionary

wake¹ [weɪk] N

wake NAUT:

wake a. fig

sillage m

Phrases:

to follow in sb's wake

marcher dans le sillage de qn

in the wake of sth

dans le sillage de qc

wake² [weɪk] N

1. wake (vigil beside a corpse):

wake

veillée f mortuaire

2. wake Irish (party):

wake

veillée f de corps

I.wake³ <woke [or waked], woken [or waked] [or Am woke]> [weɪk] VB intr

wake

se réveiller

II.wake³ <woke [or waked], woken [or waked] [or Am woke]> [weɪk] VB trans a. fig

wake

réveiller

to wake the dead

réveiller les morts

I.wake up VB intr

1. wake up (stop sleeping):

wake up a. fig

se réveiller

2. wake up (become aware of):

to wake up to sth

prendre conscience de qc

II.wake up VB trans

wake up

réveiller

to wake oneself up

se réveiller

Translations for wake in the French»English Dictionary

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veillée funèbre

wake

sillage

wake

entraîner qn/qc dans son sillage

to pull sb/sth along in one's wake

dans le sillage de ces événements

in the wake of these events

secouer les puces à qn (dégourdir)

to wake sb up

se secouer les puces

to wake up

se réveiller en sursaut

to wake up with a start

se dessaler

to wake up

dégourdir

to wake up

wake Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in the wake of sth

dans le sillage de qc

to wake up to sth

prendre conscience de qc

to wake oneself up

se réveiller

to wake up with a jerk

se réveiller en sursaut

to make enough noise to wake the dead

faire du bruit à réveiller les morts

to wake the dead

réveiller les morts

to wake up with a start

se réveiller en sursaut

to shake sb to wake him up

secouer qn pour le réveiller

to pull sb/sth along in one's wake

entraîner qn/qc dans son sillage

in the wake of these events

dans le sillage de ces événements

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The child wakes his father and describes the sound to him.

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In the wake of this first successful venture, many similar companies were founded in the following decades.

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They wake up early morning and go to government school.

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Most wakeboard boats will have several features that help to create large wakes.

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When he wakes up, he finds that the bird has died, and he buries it.

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I better wake up and be part of it.

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He wakes with a start when he discovers that in the future, there are people-flavored chips, and that the people chips are made from people.

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The song is sort of meant to be a wake up call.

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In his announcement, he stated that he didn't want to wake up 10 years from now and realize he had missed his chance.

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The deeper the boat is in the water, the bigger the wake will be overall.

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