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1 svegliare
waken (up)* * *svegliare v.tr.1 to wake* (up), to awake*; (form.) to rouse, to waken: a che ora ti devo svegliare?, at what time shall I wake you (up)?; il canto degli uccelli lo svegliò all'alba, the birds' singing awoke him at dawn; dissi che non dovevo essere svegliato, I said I was not to be woken; fui svegliato dal suono della sveglia, I was woken up (o roused) by the sound of the alarm clock; non lo sveglierebbero nemmeno le cannonate, it would take a bomb to wake him up; non svegliarlo, don't wake him (up) // non svegliare il can che dorme, (prov.) let sleeping dogs lie2 (fig.) ( scaltrire) to wake* up, to rouse, to sharpen up, (fam.) to wise up; ( animare, scuotere) to liven up, to stir: è indifferente a tutto, cerca di svegliarlo un po', he is indifferent to everything, try to liven him up a little; le nuove esperienze l'hanno svegliato, his new experiences have woken (o have sharpened) him up3 (fig.) ( stimolare) to awaken, to arouse, to rouse, to stir: cercherò di svegliare il suo interesse, la sua curiosità in questa materia, I shall try to awaken (o to arouse) his interest in, his curiosity about this subject; svegliare l'appetito di qlcu., to whet s.o.'s appetite; svegliare l'invidia, il sospetto, to arouse envy, suspicion; svegliare il senso del dovere in qlcu., to awaken s.o. to a sense of duty.◘ svegliarsi v.rifl.1 to wake* (up), to awake*: mi sveglio sempre alle cinque, I always wake (up) at five; quando mi svegliai vidi che erano già le dieci, I woke up and found it was already ten o'clock; si sveglia ad ogni minimo rumore, he wakes at the slightest sound; si svegliò di soprassalto, he woke with a start // svegliati!, wake up!2 (fig.) ( scaltrirsi) to wake* up, to sharpen up, (fam.) to wise up; ( animarsi, scuotersi) to liven up: si è molto svegliato da quando lo vidi l'ultima volta, he has wised up a lot since I saw him last◆ v.intr.pron. (fig.) ( manifestarsi, risvegliarsi) to reappear, to resurface; to reawaken; to be roused: il loro odio si svegliò ancora, their hatred was rekindled (o roused again); la sua coscienza finalmente si svegliò, his conscience was roused at last; gli si sono svegliati gli istinti peggiori, his basest instincts were aroused; tutta la natura si sveglia in primavera, all nature reawakens in spring.* * *[zveʎ'ʎare]1. vt(persona) to wake (up), waken, (fig : sentimenti) to awaken, arouse2. vr (svegliarsi)to wake up, fig to waken o.s. up* * *[sveʎ'ʎare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to wake* (up), to awake(n)*2.verbo pronominale svegliarsi1) to wake* (up), to awake(n)** * *svegliare/sveλ'λare/ [1]1 to wake* (up), to awake(n)*; a che ora devo svegliarla? what time shall I call you in the morning?II svegliarsi verbo pronominale1 to wake* (up), to awake(n)*; svegliati! wake up!
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con|tra|clock|wise — «KON truh KLOK WYZ», adverb, adjective. = counterclockwise. (Cf. ↑counterclockwise) … Useful english dictionary
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