French Conversation · Level 128
45 words
French word
éveiller
Pronunciation
IPA/eveje/
Meaning
- verbevoke
Example
Cette chanson éveille de vieux souvenirs.
This song evokes old memories.
More examples
Cette campagne publicitaire éveille l'intérêt des consommateurs.
This advertising campaign arouses consumers' interest.
Core concept
A dormant mental response is stirred into consciousness by something that reaches it.
Common phrases
éveiller l'intérêt
arouse interest
éveiller la curiosité
stimulate curiosity
éveiller l'attention
arouse attention
Similar words
réveiller: To make a sleeping person physically wake up.
rappeler: To remind someone of a forgotten matter or person.
évoquer: To bring a memory, image, or topic to mind.
susciter: To cause a reaction such as emotion or interest.
Definition in French
Provoquer chez quelqu'un le retour ou la naissance d'une attention, d'un intérêt ou d'un souvenir.
Word origin
Old French esveillier developed into éveiller from the Latin verb evigilare, which expressed waking or making something awake.
Usage tips
- For waking a sleeping person, French normally uses réveiller; éveiller more often takes abstract objects such as l'intérêt or un souvenir.