What does svegliare in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word svegliare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use svegliare in Italian.
The word svegliare in Italian means wake, waken, rouse, wake, wake up, awake, let sleeping dogs lie. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word svegliare
wakeverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (scuotere [qlcn] dal sonno) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") La campana della chiesa mi sveglia a tutte le ore della notte. The church bell wakes me up all hours of the night. |
waken, rouseverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (infondere vitalità) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") L'esperienza all'estero lo ha svegliato e adesso è molto più attivo e aperto. The experience abroad really roused him, and now he's much more active and open. |
wakeverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (finire il sonno) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Se mi sveglio di soprassalto poi sono di cattivo umore tutta la giornata. If I wake up suddenly, I'm in a bad mood all day long. |
wake upverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato, informale (diventare furbo o attivo) (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.") Svegliati, non ti accorgi che ti ha raccontato un sacco di storie? Mio figlio dovrebbe svegliarsi e vedere di combinare qualcosa nella vita. Wake up! Don't you realize that he told you a bunch of lies?! |
awakeverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (essere stimolato) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Questa serie televisiva ti sveglia la mente e ti invita a ragionare su temi importanti. This television series awakens your mind and stirs you to think about important matters. |
let sleeping dogs lieverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (idiomatico (non cercare problemi) |
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