Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
wake-up call
French translation:
Ça nous a réveillés
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English term
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wake-up call
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That was a bit of a wake-up call:
Proposed translations
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| 4 | Ça nous a réveillés |
PFB (X)
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| 4 +1 | avertissement |
Jennifer Levey
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| 4 +1 | une alerte/ un présage/ un signe annonciateur/ une leçon de prudence/ un rappel à la réalité ... |
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| 4 | électrochoc |
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Proposed translations
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Ça nous a réveillés
Ça nous a fait prendre conscience / Ça nous a rappelés à l'ordre
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électrochoc
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cette découverte a eu l'effet d'un électrochoc
cette découverte a eu l'effet d'un électrochoc
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une alerte/ un présage/ un signe annonciateur/ une leçon de prudence/ un rappel à la réalité ...
C'était en quelque sorte un signal d'alarme, une leçon de prudence, un coup au c** (selon niveau de langage), un rappel à la réalité....
wake-up call (wāk'ŭp')
n.
2. A sign or warning that alerts one to negative or dangerous behavior or circumstances: “Her personal life was spiraling out of control . . . and her brush with death came as a wake-up call” (Geraldine Fabrikant).
Definition
wake-up call
If something that happens is a wake-up call, it should make you realise that you need to take action to change a situation:
The poor turnout for the election will hopefully be a wake-up call to the government.
wake-up call (wāk'ŭp')
n.
2. A sign or warning that alerts one to negative or dangerous behavior or circumstances: “Her personal life was spiraling out of control . . . and her brush with death came as a wake-up call” (Geraldine Fabrikant).
Definition
wake-up call
If something that happens is a wake-up call, it should make you realise that you need to take action to change a situation:
The poor turnout for the election will hopefully be a wake-up call to the government.
Peer comment(s):
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Stephanie Bauche
: Ca dépend du contexte mais "rappel à la réalité" semble bien
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Merci Stéphanie. C'est aussi ma préférence ! :)
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