What does desperto in Portuguese mean?

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

The word desperto in Portuguese means awake, acordado, desperto, insone, alerta, bem desperto. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word desperto

awake

acordado

adjective (not asleep)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Judy está de pé desde as 4:00 da manhã.
Judy has been awake since 4:00 this morning.

desperto, insone, alerta

adjective (unable to sleep)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
I was wakeful all night, dwelling on trivial work issues.

bem desperto

adjective (fully conscious)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)
Depois do café da manhã, eu geralmente estou bem desperta. O barulho do lado de fora o deixou bem desperto a noite inteira.
After my morning coffee I'm usually wide awake. The noise outside kept him wide awake all night long.

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