wake-up call in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wake-up call in the English»French Dictionary

I.call up VB [Brit kɔːl -, Am kɔl -] (call up)

II.call up VB [Brit kɔːl -, Am kɔl -] (call up [sb/sth], call [sb/sth] up)

Translations for wake-up call in the English»French Dictionary

I.up [ʌp] ADJ Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

1. up (high):

VIII.up and down ADV (to and fro)

XIV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB trans (increase)

XV.up <pres part upping; pret, pp upped> [ʌp] VB intr inf

See also pick over, pick, get

I.pick over VB [Brit pɪk -, Am pɪk -] (pick [sth] over, pick over [sth])

I.pick [Brit pɪk, Am pɪk] N

2. pick (poke) → pick at

I.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB trans This much-used verb has no multi-purpose equivalent in French and therefore is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = préparer le déjeuner.
get is used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc.) and translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc.). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc.) where the appropriate entry would be stuff.
Remember that when get is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else (to get a room painted etc.) faire is used in French followed by an infinitive (faire repeindre une pièce etc.).
When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc.) devenir is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc.) as a single verb often suffices (s'enrichir, s'enivrer etc.).
For examples and further uses of get see the entry below.

II.get <pres part getting, prét got, pp got, gotten Am> [ɡet] VB intr

get her inf!
get him inf in that hat!
to get it up vulg sl
bander vulg sl
to get it up vulg sl
to get one's in Am inf

I.wake [Brit weɪk, Am weɪk] N

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

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

wake-up call in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wake-up call in the English»French Dictionary

See also down3, down2, down1

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

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

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The ultimate goal of the special was to serve as a wake-up call about invasive species and to inspire citizens to take action.
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He also called the protests a wake-up call.
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It is a wake-up call from one of the genre's most visionary masters.
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It is a wake-up call against political and ideological fanaticism and explores various other philosophical approaches to the events of the time.
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The scene is the two of them in a hotel bed, getting a wake-up call at 3 p.m.
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It requires a wake-up call at a higher level, she said.
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Nas has cited that moment as a wake-up call for him.
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She helped launch a morning wake-up call service in 2002 by personally calling five customers selected at random as part of the service.
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His report served as an official wake-up call.
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And while the revelation of my failing was deeply humiliating, it was also an important wake-up call for me.
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