What does réveil in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word réveil in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use réveil in French.
The word réveil in French means alarm clock, waking, waking up, on waking, oversleep, set the alarm for + [time], radio alarm clock, clock radio, rude awakening, recovery room, sound the reveille. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word réveil
alarm clocknom masculin (horloge qui sonne) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Règle ton réveil sur huit heures. Set your alarm clock for eight. |
waking, waking upnom masculin (fin du sommeil) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Alors, pour le voyage demain : réveil à 8 h et départ à 9 h 15 au plus tard. So, for the journey tomorrow, we need to wake up at 8 and leave by 9.15 at the latest. |
on wakinglocution adverbiale (juste après s'être réveillé) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") Au réveil, elle allume la radio. |
oversleeplocution verbale (familier (s'être réveillé en retard) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
set the alarm for + [time]locution verbale (régler son réveil pour sonner à) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Même en vacances, ce chef d'entreprise met son réveil à 7 heures. Even on holiday, that business owner sets his alarm for 7 am. |
radio alarm clock, clock radionom masculin (appareil de réveil par radio) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Précisément à 6h30 chaque matin le radio-réveil de Jeanne sonne et la réveille en musique. |
rude awakeningnom masculin (réveil bruyant) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
recovery roomnom féminin (hôpital : salle post-opératoire) (hospital) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
sound the reveillelocution verbale (réveiller avec une sonnerie) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Le soldat sonna le réveil des troupes. |
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