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wake

1 verb from sleep

INTRANSITIVEdúisigh verb c m umúscail verb c m uhe woke from his sleep dhúisigh sé as a chodladh, mhúscail sé as a chodladhshe woke with a bad back dhúisigh sí agus a droim tinn, mhúscail sí agus droim nimhneach uirthi

he woke with a start dhúisigh sé de gheit, léim sé as a chodladh

TRANSITIVEdúisigh verb c m umúscail verb c m u

she woke him dhúisigh sí é, mhúscail sí éit would wake the dead dhúiseodh sé na mairbh, mhúsclódh sé na mairbh 2 verb literary cause (feeling, memory) TRANSITIVEmúscail verb c m uspreag verb c m udúisigh verb c m u

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3 verb hold vigil for (sb) TRANSITIVEtórraigh verb c m ufair verb c m ushe was waked for three days rinneadh í a thórramh ar feadh trí lá, cuireadh faire trí lá uirthi 4 noun vigil for deadtórramh masc1 c m ufaire fem4 c m uwake-house teach tórraimh, teach faire 5 noun NAUT water trailsruth stiúrach c m umarbhshruth masc3 c m ustáid fem2 c m u 6 noun AUTO , AERO air trailmarbhshruth masc3 c m ustáid fem2 c m u

phrases

in sb's/sth's wake

i ndiaidh duine/rudathey left rubbish in their wake d'fhág siad bruscar ina ndiaidh

in the wake of sth

i ndiaidh rudatar éis rudain the wake of the filming i ndiaidh na scannánaíochta, tar éis na scannánaíochta

to wake up and smell the coffee

informal do shúile a oscailtwake up and smell the coffee! oscail do shúile!, oscail do dhá shúil!she'll soon wake up and smell the coffee is gearr go n-osclófar a súile di, is gearr go dtuigfidh sí cúrsaí

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