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despertar

/despeɾˈtaɾ/, [d̪es.peɾˈt̪aɾ]

arouse, wake, wake up

Verb despertar (first-person singular present despierto, first-person singular preterite desperté, past participle despertado)

  1. (transitive) to wake
    Despiértame a las siete, ¿vale?
    Wake me up at seven, OK?
  2. (intransitive, often takes a reflexive pronoun) to wake up
    No me puedo despertar tan temprano.
    I can't wake up that early.
  3. (figuratively, transitive) to awaken
  4. (figuratively, transitive) to pique (interest, curiosity)

Noun despertar m (plural despertares)

  1. awakening

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Ellos hablan en voz baja para no despertar al bebé.

    They spoke quietly so as not to wake the baby.

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  • Tom está intentando despertar a Mary.

    Tom is trying to wake Mary up.

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  • "Si estás cansado, ¿por qué no vas a dormir?" "Porque si voy a dormir ahora, me voy a despertar muy temprano."

    "If you're tired, why don't you go to sleep?" "Because if I go to sleep now I will wake up too early."

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  • Jim entró a la habitación sin hacer ruido para no despertar al bebé.

    Jim entered the room quietly so he wouldn't wake the baby.

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  • No pude despertar a Tom.

    I couldn't get Tom to wake up.

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  • Me tengo que despertar temprano mañana.

    I have to wake up early tomorrow.

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  • Eres el único hombre que, al despertar, no recuerda nada de lo que ha soñado.

    You're the only man who doesn't remember anything of what he's dreamed after he wakes up.

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  • Ten cuidado de no despertar a la bebé.

    Take care not to awake the sleeping baby.

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  • ¿Por qué te levantas antes de despertar?

    Why do you get up before waking up?

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  • Despertar es el opuesto a ir a dormir.

    Waking up is the opposite of going to sleep.

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