English-French translations for awakening

• réveil
  Mais alors, le réveil risque d'être, sous peu, douloureux! They are in danger of having a rude awakening before too long, however.
  Je peux assurer que certains États membres vont avoir un réveil difficile. I can guarantee that some Member States are in for a rude awakening in this respect.
  Mais plus ce jour tardera, Monsieur le Président, plus le réveil sera brutal. The further off that day is, however, Mr President, the harsher the awakening will be.

Definition of awakening

• Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting
• The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep
• Being roused into action or activity

Examples

• the awakening city an awakening discoursethe awakening dawn

Related words

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