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1 wake
(stop sleeping) se réveiller, s'éveiller;∎ the baby woke at six le bébé s'est réveillé à six heures;∎ he woke to the news that war had broken out à son réveil ou en se réveillant, il a appris que la guerre avait éclaté;∎ they woke to find themselves famous du jour au lendemain, ils se sont retrouvés célèbres(a) (rouse from sleep) réveiller, tirer ou sortir du sommeil;∎ wake me at seven réveillez-moi à sept heures;∎ the noise was enough to wake the dead il y avait un bruit à réveiller les morts(b) (arouse → curiosity, jealousy) réveiller, éveiller, exciter; (→ memories) réveiller, éveiller, ranimer3 noun∎ to have a wake for sb organiser une veillée de commémoration en souvenir de qn;∎ figurative it is too soon to hold a wake for the ideal of European unity il est encore trop tôt pour enterrer l'idéal de l'unité européenne∎ famine followed in the wake of the drought la famine a suivi la sécheresse;∎ he always brings trouble in his wake il amène toujours des ennuis (dans son sillage);∎ to follow in sb's wake marcher sur les traces ou dans le sillage de qn;∎ Steven followed in his father's wake and became a lawyer Steven a suivi l'exemple de son père et est devenu avocat;∎ since then many other countries have followed in our wake depuis lors bon nombre d'autres pays nous ont suivis;∎ he left the other athletes trailing in his wake il a laissé les autres athlètes à la traîne ou loin derrière lui;∎ in the wake of the storm après l'orage(in Northern England) = congé annuel (dans le Nord de l'Angleterre)►► wakes week (in Northern England) = la semaine de congé annuel (dans le Nord de l'Angleterre)➲ wake up(a) (stop sleeping) se réveiller, s'éveiller;∎ wake up! réveille-toi!;∎ they woke up to find themselves famous du jour au lendemain, ils se sont retrouvés célèbres(b) (become alert) se réveiller, prendre conscience;∎ wake up and do some work! réveille-toi ou secoue-toi et mets-toi au travail!(c) (become aware of truth, reality) ouvrir les yeux;∎ it's time you woke up to the truth il est temps que tu regardes la vérité en face;∎ it took him a while to wake up to what was going on il lui fallut un certain temps pour comprendre ou pour réaliser ce qui se passait;∎ oh, wake up (and smell the roses or the coffee)! ouvre les yeux!(a) (rouse from sleep) réveiller, tirer ou sortir du sommeil;∎ wake me up at seven réveillez-moi à sept heures(b) (make alert) réveiller, secouer;∎ a little exercise will wake you up! un peu d'exercice va vous réveiller!;∎ the accident woke us up to the dangers of nuclear power l'accident a attiré ou éveillé notre attention sur les dangers de l'énergie nucléaire(c) (make aware of truth, reality) ouvrir les yeux à qn;∎ that woke her up to what was going on ça lui a ouvert les yeux sur ce qui se passait
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