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adjective

despierto

/desˈpjeɾto/

adjective/desˈpjeɾto/

awake

¿Te mantendrías despierto conmigo un ratito?Would you stay awake with me [for] a little while?

Related: soñar despierto

From Latin dē- + Vulgar Latin *expertus, for Latin experrēctus, past active participle of expergīscor (“to awaken”). Compare Portuguese desperto.