wake

wake
I [weɪk]
nome mar. (track) scia f. (anche fig.)

in the wake of — sulla scia di

the war brought many changes in its wake — la guerra ha portato con sé molti cambiamenti

II [weɪk]
nome (over dead person) veglia f. funebre
III 1. [weɪk]
verbo transitivo (anche wake up) (pass. woke, ant. waked; p.pass. woken, ant. waked) svegliare, destare [person]; fig. risvegliare, destare [desires, memories]

to wake sb. from a dream — svegliare qcn. da un sogno

2.
verbo intransitivo (anche wake up) (pass. woke, ant. waked; p.pass. woken, ant. waked) (ri) svegliarsi

I woke (up) to find him gone — al mio risveglio non c'era più

she finally woke (up) to her responsibilities — fig. finalmente si rese conto delle proprie responsabilità

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I [weik] past tense - woke; verb
(to bring or come back to consciousness after being asleep: He woke to find that it was raining; Go and wake the others, will you?)
- wakefully
- wakefulness
- waken
- wake up
II [weik] noun
(a strip of smooth-looking or foamy water left behind a ship.)
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I [weɪk] n
(of ship) scia

in the wake of — sulla scia di

to follow in sb's wake fig — camminare dietro a qn

it left a trail of destruction in its wake — ha lasciato dietro di sé una scia di distruzione

II [weɪk] n
(over corpse) veglia funebre
III [weɪk] woke or waked pt woken or waked pp
1. vi
(also: wake up) svegliarsi, destarsi

wake up! (also) fig — svegliati!

there's enough noise to wake the dead! — c'è un baccano del diavolo!

to wake up to sth fig — rendersi conto di qc

2. vt
(also: wake up) svegliare, (memories, desires) risvegliare

to wake sb (up) to sth fig — aprire gli occhi a qn su qc

to wake one's ideas up fam — darsi una mossa

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wake (1) /weɪk/
n.
1 (spec. irl.) veglia funebre
2 (pl.) (stor., nell'Inghil. sett.) festa annuale (spec. celebrata dagli operai): wakes week, vacanza di una o due settimane.
wake (2) /weɪk/
n.
(naut., astron.) scia (anche fig.): in the wake of, nella scia di; (fig.) sulle orme di, al seguito di, in seguito a
● (aeron.) wake vortex, vortice di scia □ (fig.) to follow in the wake of, essere la conseguenza di (qc.).
♦ (to) wake /weɪk/
(pass. woke, waked, p. p. woken, waked, woke)
A v. i.
1 destarsi; svegliarsi; risvegliarsi; (anche fig.) aprire gli occhi; (fig.) scuotersi: I woke (up) late and left without having any breakfast, mi sono svegliato tardi e sono uscito senza fare colazione; Wake up there!, su, scuotetevi!
2 (fig.) risvegliarsi; animarsi
3 fare una veglia funebre
B v. t.
1 destare; svegliare; (fig.) scuotere: What time do you want to be woken?, a che ora vuoi essere svegliato?; Is there anything on earth that can wake him up?, ma c'è qualcosa al mondo che possa scuoterlo?
2 (spec. irl.) vegliare (un morto)
3 (fig.) rievocare; suscitare: to wake memories, rievocare memorie; to wake passions, suscitare passioni
to wake an echo, suscitare un'eco □ to wake a place, turbare la quiete di un luogo □ (fam.) Wake up!, sveglia!; attenzione!
* * *
I [weɪk]
nome mar. (track) scia f. (anche fig.)

in the wake of — sulla scia di

the war brought many changes in its wake — la guerra ha portato con sé molti cambiamenti

II [weɪk]
nome (over dead person) veglia f. funebre
III 1. [weɪk]
verbo transitivo (anche wake up) (pass. woke, ant. waked; p.pass. woken, ant. waked) svegliare, destare [person]; fig. risvegliare, destare [desires, memories]

to wake sb. from a dream — svegliare qcn. da un sogno

2.
verbo intransitivo (anche wake up) (pass. woke, ant. waked; p.pass. woken, ant. waked) (ri) svegliarsi

I woke (up) to find him gone — al mio risveglio non c'era più

she finally woke (up) to her responsibilities — fig. finalmente si rese conto delle proprie responsabilità


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