awake

[/əˈweɪk/]

verb/adjective

acordar/acordado

1. (verb) to stop sleeping; to wake up

I awoke at 7 AM this morning.

Acordei às 7 da manhã esta manhã.

2. (verb) to cause someone to stop sleeping

Please don't awake the baby.

Por favor, não acorde o bebê.

3. (adjective) not sleeping; conscious

Are you awake or sleeping?

Você está acordado ou dormindo?

4. (adjective) aware of; cognizant of

She is awake to the dangers ahead.

Ela está consciente dos perigos à frente.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

acordar/acordado

most common usage

Rio de Janeiro

acordar/acordado

standard usage

São Paulo

acordar/acordado

standard usage

Portugal

acordar/acordado

standard usage; may use 'despertar' in formal contexts

awake the sleeping giant

wide awake

awake to reality

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