awake

despierto

Que no está durmiendo.

En inglés sencillo: Not sleeping.

• Are you awake?
• The noise kept me awake all night.
• She was still awake when I got home.

Sinónimos: up

Antónimos: asleep

Expresiones frecuentes: wide awake, stay awake, keep someone awake

consciente, alerta

Que reconoce algo y presta atención a su importancia o a sus posibles consecuencias.

En inglés sencillo: Aware of something and paying attention to its importance or possible effects.

• She is awake to the danger.
• Managers must remain awake to changes in demand.
• Are we fully awake to the consequences of this decision?

Cómo se usa: awake to something (They are awake to the risks of the plan.)

Sinónimos: aware, alert

Antónimos: unaware

Expresiones frecuentes: awake to something, fully awake

despertar, despertarse

Dejar de dormir o hacer que otra persona deje de dormir.

En inglés sencillo: To stop sleeping, or make someone stop sleeping.

• I awoke early.
• A loud crash awoke the children.
• She has awakened from a deep sleep.

Cómo se usa: awake from something (She awoke from a strange dream.); awake to something (We awoke to the sound of rain.)

Sinónimos: wake, wake up, awaken

Expresiones frecuentes: awake from sleep, awake at dawn, awake someone

despertar, suscitar

Hacer que surja o se intensifique un sentimiento o un interés.

En inglés sencillo: To cause a feeling or interest to begin or become stronger.

• Her story awoke my curiosity.
• The visit awoke old memories in him.
• Such remarks can awake resentment among colleagues.

Sinónimos: arouse, stir, awaken

Expresiones frecuentes: awake interest, awake a feeling, awake memories

darse cuenta de, tomar conciencia de

Empezar a comprender algo y reconocer su importancia o sus consecuencias.

En inglés sencillo: To begin to understand something and recognize its importance or effects.

• He awoke to the danger.
• The company is awakening to the need for change.
• Have they finally awakened to the truth?

Cómo se usa: awake to something (They finally awoke to the seriousness of the problem.)

Sinónimos: realize, recognize, wake up to

Expresiones frecuentes: awake to something, awake to reality

despertar, reactivarse

Volver a tener actividad después de un período de silencio o inactividad.

En inglés sencillo: To become active again after a period of silence, stillness, or inactivity.

• The village awoke as spring arrived.
• After years of silence, the movement awoke again.
• The national spirit had awakened at last.

Cómo se usa: awake from something (The town awoke from its winter silence.)

Sinónimos: revive, stir, awaken

Expresiones frecuentes: awake again, awake from inactivity