What does despertador in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word despertador in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use despertador in Portuguese.

The word despertador in Portuguese means alarm clock, despertador, excitador, incitador, despertador, serviço de despertador. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word despertador

alarm clock

substantivo masculino (alarme para despertar alguém)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

despertador, excitador, incitador

adjective (emotionally stirring)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
The author's rousing description of his childhood was very emotional.

despertador

noun (clock that sounds an alert)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Meu despertador toca toda manhã às 6. A energia acabou ontem à noite, por isso meu despertador não tocou.
My alarm clock sounds every morning at 6 AM. My power went out last night, so my alarm clock didn't go off.

serviço de despertador

noun (phone call to wake [sb]) (por telefone)

Matthew pediu ao hotel que fizesse uma chamada de despertador para o seu quarto de manhã.
Matthew asked the hotel to send a wake-up call to his room in the morning.

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