rude awakening in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rude awakening in the English»French Dictionary

rude awakening N

rude awakening

réveil m brutal

rude awakening

rappel m brutal à la réalité

Translations for rude awakening in the French»English Dictionary

le réveil a été brutal après le boom des années 80

it was a rude awakening after the boom of the eighties

Translations for rude awakening in the English»French Dictionary

I.awaken <pret awoke, or awakened, liter pp awoken or awakened liter> [Brit əˈweɪk(ə)n, Am əˈweɪkən] VB trans

1. awaken (from sleep):

awaken

réveiller

2. awaken (generate):

awaken fear, hope, interest

faire naître

awaken suspicions

éveiller

3. awaken (make aware):

to awaken sb to danger, disadvantage, problem

rendre qn conscient de

II.awaken <pret awoke, or awakened, liter pp awoken or awakened liter> [Brit əˈweɪk(ə)n, Am əˈweɪkən] VB intr <pret awoke, or awakened, liter pp awoken or awakened liter>

1. awaken (from sleep):

awaken

se réveiller

2. awaken (become aware):

to awaken to sth

prendre conscience de qc

I.awakening [Brit əˈweɪkənɪŋ, Am əˈweɪk(ə)nɪŋ] N

awakening (from sleep) lit

réveil m

awakening fig (of emotion, interest)

éveil m (of de)

awakening (of awareness)

prise f de conscience (to de)

II.awakening [Brit əˈweɪkənɪŋ, Am əˈweɪk(ə)nɪŋ] ADJ lit

awakening

qui se réveille

awakening fig

naissant

rude [Brit ruːd, Am rud] ADJ

1. rude (impolite):

rude comment, question, reply

impoli

rude person

mal élevé

to be rude to sb

être impoli envers qn

it is rude to do

il est impoli or c'est mal élevé de faire

it was very rude of him to do

c'était très impoli de sa part de faire

I don't mean to be rude but I have to go

je ne veux pas vous vexer mais je dois partir

2. rude (indecent):

rude joke, gesture

grossier/-ière

rude euph or hum book, film, scene

osé

a rude word

un gros mot

3. rude (abrupt):

rude shock, reminder

brutal

4. rude (simple) liter:

rude tool, dwelling

rudimentaire

rude lifestyle, peasant

rude liter

to be in rude health liter

avoir une santé de fer

rude awakening in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rude awakening in the English»French Dictionary

I had a rude awakening

j'ai perdu mes illusions

he's in for a rude awakening

il va tomber de haut

Translations for rude awakening in the English»French Dictionary

rude [ru:d] ADJ

1. rude (impolite):

rude

impoli(e)

to be rude to sb

être impoli envers qn

2. rude (coarse):

rude

grossier(-ère)

3. rude (sudden):

rude

soudain(e)

rude shock

rude

I had a rude awakening

j'ai perdu mes illusions

awakening N no pl

awakening

réveil m

awakening of sb to sth

la prise de conscience de qn à propos de qc

he's in for a rude awakening

il va tomber de haut

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It records the moment of shock; the rude awakening after a turning point.

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