wake in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for wake in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.wake¹ <pt woke, pp woken> [Am weɪk, Brit weɪk] VB trans

wake

despertar

this will wake them from their apathy

esto los sacará de su apatía or les sacudirá la apatía

II.wake¹ <pt woke, pp woken> [Am weɪk, Brit weɪk] VB intr

1. wake (become awake):

wake

despertar

wake

despertarse

he woke from a deep sleep

despertó de un sueño profundo

2. wake (be awake) only in -ing form:

waking or sleeping, it's always on my mind

no me lo puedo quitar de la cabeza ni de día ni de noche

my waking hours

las horas que paso despierta

it was a waking nightmare

fue (como) una pesadilla

III.wake¹ [Am weɪk, Brit weɪk] N (for dead person)

wake

velatorio m

wake

velorio m

See also wake up

I.wake up VB [Am weɪk -, Brit weɪk -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. wake up (rouse):

wake up

despertar

wake me up at six o'clock

despiértame a las seis

these people need waking up from their apathy

hay que sacar a esta gente de su apatía

to wake sb's ideas up Brit

espabilar or despabilar a alguien

2. wake up (make aware):

to wake sb up (to sth) they need to be woken up to this threat

hay que hacer que se den cuenta or que tomen conciencia de esta amenaza

II.wake up VB [Am weɪk -, Brit weɪk -] (v + adv)

1. wake up (become awake):

wake up

despertarse

to wake up to the sound of birds singing

despertarse con el canto de los pájaros

he woke up to find himself in hospital

al despertar se dio cuenta de que estaba en el hospital

the next morning she woke up with a terrible headache

a la mañana siguiente amaneció or se despertó con un dolor de cabeza terrible

wake up! that's the third time I've asked for the butter!

¡espabílate! or ¡despabílate! ¡es la tercera vez que te pido la mantequilla!

2. wake up (realize):

to wake up to sth to danger/fact/threat

darse cuenta or tomar conciencia de algo

to wake up to the realities of life

despertar a la realidad de la vida

to wake up and smell the coffee

espabilarse or darse cuenta y actuar

wake² [Am weɪk, Brit weɪk] N (of ship)

wake

estela f

in the wake of sth, the hurricane left a trail of destruction in its wake

el huracán dejó una estela de destrucción a su paso

in the wake of the revolution

tras la revolución

his resignation comes in the wake of …

su dimisión se produce tras or sigue a …

he accelerated and left the others trailing in his wake

aceleró y dejó atrás a los demás

I.wake up VB [Am weɪk -, Brit weɪk -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. wake up (rouse):

wake up

despertar

wake me up at six o'clock

despiértame a las seis

these people need waking up from their apathy

hay que sacar a esta gente de su apatía

to wake sb's ideas up Brit

espabilar or despabilar a alguien

2. wake up (make aware):

to wake sb up (to sth) they need to be woken up to this threat

hay que hacer que se den cuenta or que tomen conciencia de esta amenaza

II.wake up VB [Am weɪk -, Brit weɪk -] (v + adv)

1. wake up (become awake):

wake up

despertarse

to wake up to the sound of birds singing

despertarse con el canto de los pájaros

he woke up to find himself in hospital

al despertar se dio cuenta de que estaba en el hospital

the next morning she woke up with a terrible headache

a la mañana siguiente amaneció or se despertó con un dolor de cabeza terrible

wake up! that's the third time I've asked for the butter!

¡espabílate! or ¡despabílate! ¡es la tercera vez que te pido la mantequilla!

2. wake up (realize):

to wake up to sth to danger/fact/threat

darse cuenta or tomar conciencia de algo

to wake up to the realities of life

despertar a la realidad de la vida

to wake up and smell the coffee

espabilarse or darse cuenta y actuar

wake-up call [Am ˈweɪkəp ˌkɔl, Brit ˈweɪkʌp ˌkɔːl] N

1. wake-up call (telephone call):

wake-up call

servicio m de despertador

2. wake-up call (warning):

wake-up call

llamada f de aviso

Translations for wake in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

velorio

wake

velación

wake

velatorio

wake

servicio de despertador

wake-up call

despertar

to wake

despertar

to wake … up

despiértame a las ocho

wake me (up) at eight o'clock

despertar

to wake (up)

despertar

to wake up

despertarse

to wake (up)

despertarse

to wake (oneself) up

voy a darme una ducha a ver si me despierto

I'm going to have a shower to try to wake (myself) up

despercudirse

to wake up

wake in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wake in the English»Spanish Dictionary

wake¹ [weɪk] N NAUT

wake

estela f

in the wake of

tras

in the wake of

después de

wake² [weɪk] N

wake

velatorio m

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

wake

despertarse

II.wake³ [weɪk] VB trans

wake

despertar

wake up VB intr, trans

wake up

despertar

Translations for wake in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

velatorio

wake

velación

wake

despertar

to wake up

despertarse

to wake up

velorio

wake

estela

wake

dejar una estela de recuerdos

to leave a lot of memories in one's wake

recordar a alguien

to wake sb up

recordarse

to wake up

wake Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in the wake of

tras

in the wake of

después de

to wake up out of one's coma

salir del coma

to leave a lot of memories in one's wake

dejar una estela de recuerdos

this child leaves a trail of destruction in his wake

este niño es un destrozón

have a coffee to wake yourself up

tómate un café para espabilarte

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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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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They wake up early morning and go to government school.

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I better wake up and be part of it.

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After removing a screen from her window, he entered the room, waking her.

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Again this time he wakes up from the dream with a shout.

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He stays there for the night, but was forced to leave when a train wakes him up.

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

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

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