Dictionary Romanian – English

deștepta



Verb tranzitiv
1. (din somn)

to (a)waken


2. (din somn)

to wake


3. (din somn)

to rouse (out of smb.'s sleep)


4. (dimineața)

to call up in the morning


5. (sunând)

to ring up


6. (bătând în ușă)

to knock up


7. fig. (a înviora)

to cheer up


8. fig. (a înviora)

to enliven



Verb reflexiv
1.

to (a)wake


2. (brusc)

to start up (from one's sleep)


3. fig.

to awake


4. fig.

to wake (up)


Expressions:
a deștepta bănuieli  =  to incur/excite suspicion
a deștepta pofta  =  to sharpen/whet the appetite