I used the verb s'éveiller for "wake up", but it was not given as one of the alternatives. I thought "se lever" meant "to get up (out of bed)", rather than specifically to wake up. Can you clarify?
to wake up
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Just to let you know that this has been flagged up and it should be 'se réveiller' for 'to wake up'.
Interesting use of 's'éveiller' here, Helena, but unsuitable because -
's'éveiller' is used more abstractly to describe a realization or becoming aware, while 'se réveiller' is used to talk about physically waking up from sleep.
Hope this helps!
Bonjour à tous,
I just wanted to let you all know that this has now been corrected.
We hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !
Jim J. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Bonjour Helena,
Here is a link from Lerobert which will help clarify:-
https://dictionnaire.lerobert.com/definition/eveiller
There may be a case for the exercise to be amended to allow for this option -- let's see if a staff expert agrees with this suggestion.
Bonne continuation,
Jim
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