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reveille

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rev·eil·le  (rv-l)
n.
1.
a. The sounding of a bugle early in the morning to awaken and summon people in a camp or garrison.
b. This bugle call or its equivalent.
c. The first military formation of the day.
2. A signal to get up out of bed.

[Alteration of French réveillez, second person pl. imperative of réveiller, to wake, from Old French resveiller : re-, re- + esveiller, to awake (from Vulgar Latin *exvigilre : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin vigilre, to awake from vigil, awake; see weg- in Indo-European roots).]

reveille [rɪˈvælɪ]
n
1. (Military) a signal, given by a bugle, drum, etc., to awaken soldiers or sailors in the morning
2. (Military) the hour at which this takes place Also called (esp US) rouse
[from French réveillez! awake! from re- + Old French esveillier to be wakeful, ultimately from Latin vigilāre to keep watch; see vigil]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.reveillereveille - (military) signal to wake up        
bugle call - a signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
2.reveille - a signal to get up in the morning; in the military it is a bugle call at sunrise
awakening, wakening, waking up - the act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most"
Translations
reveille [rɪˈvælɪ] N (Mil) → (toque m de) diana f

reveille [rɪˈvæli] n (MILITARY)réveil m

reveille
n (Mil) → Reveille f, → Wecksignal nt; (the) reveille is at 6um 6 Uhr ist Wecken

reveille [rɪˈvælɪ] n (Mil) → sveglia
reveille [rɪˈvælɪ] n (Mil) → sveglia

reveille
n reveille [riˈvӕli, (American ) ˈrevəli]
a bugle call at daybreak to waken soldiers. wekroep دَقَّة بوق إيقاظ الجُنود заря budíček reveille das Wecksignal εγερτήριο toque de diana äratussignaal شیپور بیدارباش aamusoitto réveil תְּרוַּעת הַשכָּמָה जगाने का बिगुल ébresztő terompet bangun pagi lúðrablástur til að vekja hermenn sveglia 起床らっぱ 기상 나팔 rytinis trimitas, signalas keltis rīta junda upacara membangunkan askar dengan sebatang trumpet reveille revelje pobudka toque de alvorada (semnal de) deşteptare побудка budíček budnica poziv vojničkom trubom revelj สัญญาณที่ให้เรียกให้มาประชุมหรือชุมนุมกัน kalk borusu 起床號 підйом فوجیوں کو صبح جگانے والا بگل kèn báo thức


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