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svegliare

to wake up

verb zveh-LYAH-reh Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Origin: From Latin 'exvigilare', from 'vigilare' (to watch).

Also means

to awaken

Usage Note

Svegliare is transitive ('to wake someone up'); the reflexive svegliarsi means 'to wake up' (oneself). Compound tenses of svegliarsi use essere: mi sono svegliato/a. Do not confuse with alzarsi (to get up — physically leaving bed).

Examples

"La sveglia mi sveglia alle sette ogni mattina."

Natural Translation

The alarm wakes me up at seven every morning.

Literal Translation

The alarm me wakes-up at seven every morning.

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