Grammatical class

Verb

réveiller

(transitive) to awaken

Details

Syllables

ré-veil-ler

Phonetics

ʁe.ve.je

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

1852

Freq. (movies)

1332

Freq. (news)

8952

Sentences

Je me réveille à 9 heures.

I wake up at 9 o'clock.

A1

Réveillez les soldats, on nous attaque !

Awaken the soldiers, we're being attacked.

A1

Va la réveiller.

Go and wake her up.

A1

Va réveiller Marie.

Go and wake Mary.

A1

Allez réveiller Tom.

Go wake Tom up.

A1

Tu dois te réveiller.

You've got to wake up.

A1

Va réveiller Tom.

Go and wake Tom up.

A2

Rien ne peut réveiller Ziri.

Ziri can sleep through anything.

A2

Je trouve dur de se réveiller tôt par matins froids.

I find it hard to get up early on cold mornings.

B1

Je venais de me réveiller et j'étais encore somnolent.

I'd just woken up and was still drowsy.

B1

Ne criez pas si fort, vous allez réveiller les voisins !

Don't shout so loud – you'll wake the neighbours!

B1

Nous parlions à voix basse pour ne pas réveiller le bébé.

We talked in low voices so as not to wake the baby.

B1