English-French translations for awaken

• réveiller
  Nous devons réveiller les aptitudes et talents qui sommeillent en nous. We need to awaken the skills and talents that are dormant within ourselves.
  Je suis plus qu'heureux que l'Europe semble se réveiller dans l'ensemble. I am more than happy that Europe, in general, now seems to be awakening from its slumbers.
  Je pense que la violence gratuite et haineuse à l'égard des chrétiens est en train de réveiller le géant qui dormait. I believe there is a sleeping giant that is awakening because of the gratuitous and vicious abuse of Christians.
• s'éveiller
• se réveiller
  Je suis plus qu'heureux que l'Europe semble se réveiller dans l'ensemble. I am more than happy that Europe, in general, now seems to be awakening from its slumbers.

Definition of awaken

• To cause to become awake
• To stop sleeping; awake
• To bring into action ; to stimulate
• To call to a sense of sin

Examples

• She awakened him by ringing the bell.
• Each morning he awakens with a smile on his face.
• Awaken your entrepreneurial spirit!
• We hope to awaken your interest in our programme.

Related words

• awakening
• awakened
• awakener
• awakeness
• unawakened
• soul awakening