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wake

UK
/weɪk/
US
/weɪk/
wake up

Translations

wakeverb
woke
Past Simple
woken
Past Participle
waking
Gerund
UK
/weɪk/
US
/weɪk/
(woke, woken – standard; also waked, waked – archaic/rare, except in waked as adj)
prendre conscienceSens figuré.
The news report helped wake the public to the environmental issues.
Le reportage a aidé le public à prendre conscience des problèmes environnementaux.
se réveiller
I usually wake at 7 AM every morning.
Je me réveille habituellement à 7 h tous les matins.
Please don't wake the baby; she just fell asleep.
S'il te plaît, ne réveille pas le bébé ; elle vient juste de s'endormir.
Additional translations
veillerAu sens de garder une veillée auprès d'un mort.
Synonyms
awaken
stir
rouse
alert
revive
arouse
Antonyms
sleep
doze
slumber
wakenoun
wakes
pl
UK
/weɪk/
US
/weɪk/
The boat left a foamy wake as it sped across the lake.
Le bateau a laissé un sillage mousseux en traversant le lac à toute vitesse.
veillée funèbre
Family and friends gathered at the wake to share memories of the deceased.
La famille et les amis se sont réunis à la veillée funèbre pour partager des souvenirs du défunt.
veilléeDans un contexte religieux ou de veille nocturne.
The villagers held a wake in the chapel on the night before the feast.
Les villageois ont organisé une veillée dans la chapelle la nuit précédant la fête.
Additional translations
sillageAu figuré, pour exprimer les conséquences ou les effets d'un événement.
Synonyms
rising
revival
resurgence
stirring
awakening
wakeadjective
Used attributively before a noun to denote relation to the disturbed flow left behind a moving object.
de sillageEmployé surtout dans le domaine aéronautique ou maritime.
Wake turbulence can pose hazards to following aircraft.
La turbulence de sillage peut présenter un danger pour les avions qui suivent.
Synonyms
awake
wakeful
alert
watchful
vigilant
sleepless
observant
attentive

Definitions

wakeverb
To stop sleeping and become conscious.
I usually wake at 7 AM every morning.
To cause someone to stop sleeping.
Please don't wake the baby; she just fell asleep.
To become aware or alert to something.
The news report helped wake the public to the environmental issues.
To keep vigil over (a dead person) before burial; to hold or attend a wake for.
Neighbours came to wake the deceased until dawn.
To revive or arouse a feeling, memory, or state of mind.
The discovery of the ancient coins will certainly wake fresh interest among historians.
wakenoun
A track or path left by a moving ship in the water.
The boat left a foamy wake as it sped across the lake.
A gathering held to honor and remember someone who has died, typically before the funeral.
Family and friends gathered at the wake to share memories of the deceased.
The aftermath or consequences of an event.
In the wake of the storm, many homes were left without power.
A vigil or watch kept, especially on the eve of a religious festival.
The villagers held a wake in the chapel on the night before the feast.
wakeadjective
Relating to, caused by, or existing in the disturbed flow left behind a moving object.
Wake turbulence can pose hazards to following aircraft.
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