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awake

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈweɪk/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈweɪk/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə wāk′)

Inflections of 'awake' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
awakes
v 3rd person singular
awaking
v pres p
awoke
v past
awoken
v past p

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
awake adj (not asleep)despierto/a adj
Note: Not used directly before the noun.
 Judy has been awake since 4:00 this morning.
 Judy está despierta desde las 4 de la mañana.
awake to [sth] adj + prep figurative (alert) (figurativo)despierto frente a adj + loc prep
  alerta frente a adj + loc prep
 Parents of children and teenagers should be awake to the dangers of social media.
 Los padres de adolescentes deberían estar despiertos frente a los peligros de las redes sociales.
awake to [sth] vi + prep (become aware of)darse cuenta de loc verb
 Ian awoke to feelings he didn't know he had.
 Ian se dio cuenta de que tenía sentimientos que no conocía.
awake⇒ vi (wake up)despertarse⇒ v prnl
 The hunters awake at dawn.
 Los cazadores se despiertan al amanecer.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
keep [sb] awake vtr + adj (prevent from sleeping)desvelar a vtr + prep
  quitarle el sueño a loc verb + prep
  mantener despierto a loc verb + prep
 Drinking coffee at night keeps me awake. The monster movie was so scary that it kept the children awake all night.
 Tomar café por la noche me desvela.
 La película de monstruos era tan aterradora que les quitó el sueño a los niños toda la noche.
keep awake v expr (refrain from sleeping)evitar dormirse loc verb
  mantenerse despierto v prnl + adj
 The party was so boring that I had to struggle to keep awake. I could hardly keep awake during that boring lecture.
 La fiesta era tan aburrida que tuve que luchar para evitar dormirme.
 Apenas pude mantenerme despierta en esa aburrida conferencia.
lie awake v expr ([sb]: not sleep)no poder dormir loc verb
  mantenerse despierto, permanecer despierto loc verb
  estar de vigilia loc verb
 I lay awake most of the night worrying. I miss you and sometimes lie awake at night thinking of you.
 No pude dormir y me la pasé preocupándome casi toda la noche.
  desvelarle v prnl
  estar desvelado loc verb
 Me desvelé y me la pasé preocupándome casi toda la noche.
stay awake vi + adj (remain conscious, not fall asleep)permanecer despierto loc verb
  mantenerse despierto loc verb
  quedarse despierto loc verb
 Mr. Smith's so boring that I find it hard to stay awake in his class.
 Drinking coffee helps me stay awake at work.
 El señor Smith es tan aburrido que resulta difícil permanecer despierto durante sus clases.
wide awake,
wide-awake adj		 (fully conscious)completamente despierto, totalmente despierto adv + adj
 After my morning coffee I'm usually wide awake. The noise outside kept him wide awake all night long.
 Usualmente, después de mi café matutino estoy completamente despierta. El ruido afuera lo mantuvo totalmente despierto toda la noche.
wide awake,
wide-awake adj		 figurative (alert, observant)alerta adj mf
  despierto/a adj
 You need to be wide awake in this job and not let any opportunities pass you by.
 Debes estar muy alerta en este trabajo y no dejar que se escape ninguna oportunidad.
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'awake' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
alert - awaken - bleary - conscious - consciousness - sleepless - sleepless night - toss and turn - unconscious - up all night - vigil - wait up - wake up - waken
Spanish:
despierto - en vela - amanecer - despejado - despertar - casi despierto - crepuscular - darle a uno las tantas de la madrugada - despabilado - desvelado - desvelar - desvelo - espabilar - mantenerse despierto - velar

Collocations: awoke to the [sound, sight, thought, smell] of, awoke to [see, hear, smell], awoke to [find, discover] that, more...

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