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réveil

alarm clock

noun reh-VEH-yuh Less Common
Time Time of Day

Also means

awakening

Usage Note

Réveil shares its root with the verb réveiller ('to wake someone up') and the reflexive se réveiller ('to wake up'). The compound réveil-matin is an older term for alarm clock. Le réveil can also mean the moment or experience of waking (un réveil difficile, 'a hard awakening').

Examples

"Mon réveil sonne à sept heures."

Natural Translation

My alarm clock rings at seven o'clock.

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