wake

I couldn't remember anything when I woke, but the doctor told me that the surgery went fine.No podía recordar nada cuando me desperté, pero el doctor me dijo que todo salió bien con la operación.

b. despertar

The little girl woke from a nightmare and went running to her parents' room.La niñita despertó de una pesadilla y fue corriendo al cuarto de sus papás.

Un sustantivo es una palabra que se refiere a una persona, un animal, un lugar, un sentimiento o una idea (p.ej. hombre, perro, casa).

sustantivo

3. (vela de un muerto)

a. el velatorio

(m) significa que un sustantivo es de género masculino (p.ej. el hombre, el sol).

(M)

A lot of people came to my father's wake, but only a few were at the funeral.Mucha gente vino al velatorio de mi padre, pero solo unos pocos estuvieron presentes en el funeral.

b. el velorio

(m) significa que un sustantivo es de género masculino (p.ej. el hombre, el sol).

(M)

Regionalismo que se usa en Latinoamérica: todos los países de Sudamérica, Centroamérica y el Caribe. No incluye España.

(Latinoamérica)

I'm sorry for your loss. What time will the wake be?Te acompaño en el sentimiento. ¿A qué hora será el velorio?

4. (náutica)

a. la estela

(f) significa que un sustantivo es de género femenino (p.ej. la mujer, la luna).

(F)

The ship left a fine wake behind it as we sailed calmly across the sea.El barco dejaba una bella estela tras de sí mientras navegábamos tranquilamente por el mar.

5. (secuela)

Una frase idiomatica cuyo significado no es deducible si se traduce palabra por palabra.

sin traducción directa

In the wake of the attack, many people were desperately searching for missing family members.Tras el ataque, muchos buscaban desesperadamente a sus familiares desaparecidos.

Many people lost their home in the wake of the financial crisis.Muchos perdieron la vivienda a raíz de la crisis económica.

wake

Un verbo transitivo es un verbo que requiere de un objeto directo (p.ej. Yo compré un libro.).

verbo transitivo

1. (en general)

a. despertar

Un verbo intransitivo es un verbo que no requiere de un objeto directo (p.ej. El hombre estornudó.).

verbo intransitivo

2. (en general)

a. despertarse

wake [weɪk] woke waked woken waked

verbo intransitivo

(also wake up) despertar; despertarse

if he wakes in the night ...

to wake from a dream/deep sleep/coma despertar(se) de un sueño/sueño profundo/coma

Rhona woke from an uneasy sleep when the coach stopped a man who wakes from a coma to find his country has been invaded when she was sure he wouldn't wake, she got quietly out of bed the world woke this morning to the news of his election victory

on waking al despertar

verbo transitivo

(also wake up) despertar

did I wake you? I didn't mean to wake you ssh! you'll wake the baby! I was woken by the phone I didn't want to wake you they were making a racket loud enough to wake the dead

they were making enough noise to wake the dead hacían un ruido que despertaría a los muertos

wake [weɪk]

sustantivo

1 (Náut) estela (f)

dolphins sometimes play in the wake of boats gulls hovered over the ship's wake

wars bring/leave misery in their wake

the tornado brought/left a trail of destruction in its wake el tornado dejó una estela de destrucción a su paso

the war [brought]/[left] famine in its wake strong winds and torrential rain brought death and destruction in their wake in the wake [of] sth as a consequence of it stockmarkets closed for a month in the wake of the scandal the financial problems facing Mr Nadir in the wake of the collapse of Polly Peck The survey was commissioned in the wake of a scandal over a bishop who fathered a son the governor has enjoyed a huge surge in the polls in the wake of last week's convention

in the wake of the storm/riots tras la tormenta/los disturbios; to come or follow in the wake of sth producirse a raíz de algo

the study comes in the wake of a tuberculosis epidemic this decision comes in the wake of the introduction of tough new security measures the proposal comes in the wake of the government's plan to change ... her decision came in the wake of fresh controversy over her relationship cuts in mortgage rates followed in the wake of the Chancellor's announcement in [sb's] wake he followed in her wake we had no choice but to follow in her wake he is not the sort of man who leaves a string of jilted women in his wake /bemused defenders were left floundering in his wake/ as he surged confidently into the penalty area Among opening batsmen he had no peer and left all the others in his wake they came in the wake of the invaders the catalogue of disasters that followed in the wake of the Colonel

wake [weɪk]

sustantivo

(over corpse) velatorio (m); vela (f); velorio (m); especially (LAm)

it was more like a wake than a party I felt I had to attend the wake

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Ejemplos

Frases

wake up	despiértate despertarse
I wake up at six in the morning	me despierto a las seis de la mañana
wake up early	despertarse temprano
what time do you wake up	a qué hora te despiertas
I wake up at	me despierto a las
I wake up at 6	me despierto a las 6
I wake up in the morning	me despierto por la mañana
I wake up at seven in the morning	me despierto a las siete de la mañana
wake me up	despertarme despiértame
when I wake up	cuando me despierto
in the morning I wake up	por la mañana me despierto
I wake up at 7	me despierto a las 7
I wake up at 6 in the morning.	Me despierto a las 6 de la mañana.
when do you wake up	a qué hora te despiertas
I wake up at six	me despierto a las seis
after I wake up	después de despertarme
I wake up at 7 in the morning	me despierto a las 7 de la mañana
I wake up at six thirty in the morning	me despierto a las seis y media de la mañana
wake-up call	el servicio de despertador la llamada de atención
I wake up at seven	me despierto a las siete