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le réveil
alarm clock
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How do you say réveil in French?
How do you pronounce réveil in French?
réveil is pronounced /lə ʁevɛj/ in French.
Example sentences
Le réveil bruyant m'a réveillé trop tôt ce matin.
The loud alarm clock woke me up too early this morning.
Mon ancien réveil ne fonctionne plus, alors j'ai acheté un nouveau réveil numérique.
My old alarm clock no longer works, so I bought a new digital alarm clock.
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Why is it masculine?
Réveil is masculine. It derives from the Old French verb "reveillier" (to wake up), which comes from Latin "re-" (again) + "vigilare" (to watch/stay awake). The noun "réveil" (meaning awakening or alarm clock) inherited the masculine gender from the Latin root "vigilare," following the pattern where French nouns derived from verbs often take the masculine gender, particularly for abstract nouns and nominalizations.
What is the French word for alarm clock?
The French word for alarm clock is le réveil — masculine.
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