wake-up call

See also: wakeup call

English

Etymology

wake-up + call

Noun

wake-up call (plural wake-up calls)

A telephone call to awaken someone at a certain time, especially one requested by the person while staying at a hotel.
She requested a five a.m. wake-up call from the front desk.
(figuratively) An alert, reminder, or call to action caused by a dramatic event.
The recent deaths should serve as a wake-up call to others at risk.

Translations

morning courtesy call

Chinese:
Mandarin: 叫醒電話, 叫醒电话 (jiàoxǐng diànhuà), 叫醒服務, 叫醒服务 (jiàoxǐng fúwù)
Dutch: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: herätyssoitto
French: please add this translation if you can

German: Weckruf (de) m
Italian: please add this translation if you can
Japanese: モーニングコール (mōningu-kōru)
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: llamada de despertador

figuratively: alert, reminder, call to action

Chinese:
Mandarin: 當頭棒喝 (zh), 当头棒喝 (zh) (dāngtóubànghè)
Italian: campanello d'allarme m

Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: alerta (es) f

See also

reality check

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