What does réveiller in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word réveiller in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use réveiller in French.
The word réveiller in French means wake up, reawaken, wake up, come back, be back, wake up, wake up with a start. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word réveiller
wake upverbe transitif (tirer du sommeil) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") La maman réveille doucement son enfant. The mother gently woke her child. |
reawakenverbe transitif (figuré (susciter à nouveau) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Sa réflexion réveille mon attention. Her remark has reawakened my interest. |
wake upverbe pronominal (ne plus dormir) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") En général, le week-end, je me réveille vers 9 h et je me lève à 10 h. At weekends, I generally wake up at about 9 am and get up at 10. |
come back, be backverbe pronominal (apparaître de nouveau) Ma vieille douleur à la jambe se réveille. My old leg pain has come back. |
wake upverbe pronominal (sortir de sa torpeur) (figurative) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") Réveille-toi : si tu ne fais rien, ta copine va te quitter ! Wake up: if you do nothing, your girlfriend's going to leave you! |
wake up with a startverbe pronominal (quitter le sommeil brutalement) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") J'ai fait un horrible cauchemar et je me suis réveillé en sursaut. |
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