awakening
despertar
definition
verb
Anna was awakened by the telephone
rouse from sleep; cause to stop sleeping.
noun
the war came as a rude awakening to the hardships of life
an act or moment of becoming suddenly aware of something.
adjective
his awakening desire
coming into existence or awareness.
translation of 'awakening'
noun
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example
Credit for this victory should be given to an 'awakening' Taiwan consciousness.
I was in for a rude 'awakening' to this fact not too long ago.
Their dissimulated ignorance, unaccompanied by the imperative to know, provides a constant foil to her 'awakening' interest in knowing.
He knows all to well that some of the Muslim practices in the old country just don't fit the American way of life, which can be something of a rude 'awakening' to people who convert to Islam.
It was a thesis that chimed in seamlessly with the 'awakening' consciousness of women's liberation.
Should my credit card ever be compromised, though, the thief would be in for a rude 'awakening' as my credit limit is pretty low.
Largely under the impetus of the odd order theorem, there was an 'awakening' interest in finite group theory.
The encounter brings about her sexual 'awakening' , but also makes her aware of his essential inability to love.
The decade also saw the beginnings of a political 'awakening' whose form reflected the domination of the country's intellectual tendencies by Egypt.
The 'awakening' industry also is finding changes in materials.
But anyone expecting softcore liberal humanism is bound to get a rude 'awakening' .
It remains a family holiday when friends and family get together to enjoy the Easter bread and the sights and sounds of 'awakening' nature.
This is a sample of what I have received, it is in a way a rude 'awakening' to me of the attitudes that some people in the West hold.
Rather, there were indications of the 'awakening' of vigorous political debate.
She reflects an 'awakening' need in Seon-woo that he doesn't know how to deal with.
Polysomnography is diagnostically important in these cases and records periodic limb movements in sleep and frequent 'awakening' throughout the night.
Cassandra is sharp as a tack, awkward, and still young enough to greet her 'awakening' desire and finer perceptions with astonishment and hyperbole.
It's a jolt, a rude 'awakening' , trying to exist without light or water in the home when they are taken away suddenly.
I noted how a number of these patients experienced a personal transformation or an 'awakening' following their consultation.
Citing a few examples, people who thought they were buying a property with a clear view of a bay get a rude 'awakening' when one day they suddenly see construction cranes and equipment for a new building.
What many patients experience is an 'awakening' of emotions which they have never had, rather than a repetition of phantasies from the past.
Even though she didn't need to breathe, Akasha took a deep one to calm the 'awakening' feelings that had lain dormant for so long.
In particular, he must not miss the opportunity offered by an 'awakening' India.
This technique not only guides our gaze towards Ashok's imaginings, but also highlights his 'awakening' rage.
Delude ourselves into that kind of thinking however and a rude 'awakening' will await us.
They'd forgotten what it was like to run industrial campaigns, and the new, more deregulated system of enterprise bargaining would prove a rude 'awakening' .
Of course, for those who believed in ‘locking in stability’ and ‘prudence for a purpose’ this past week has been a rude 'awakening' .
He adds that primary one, with its desks and pencils, can come as a rude 'awakening' to children used to playing with sand, water and paint.
This was the moment two suspected car thieves received a rude 'awakening' .
The wife got herself a rude 'awakening' to the fact that the times have changed, and that some good food and a good heart don't get you anywhere any longer.
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