Formed from desvelar, itself built from the prefix des- and velar, meaning to stay awake or keep watch, plus the pronominal -se.
Lose sleep or stay awake
verb
sleep
neutral
To wake and be unable to return to sleep, or deliberately stay awake when one would normally be sleeping.
Examples
- Anoche me desvelé por el ruido de la calle.Last night I lost sleep because of the street noise.
- No te desveles mirando el teléfono.Do not stay up looking at your phone.
- Se desvela cada vez que toma café por la tarde.She loses sleep whenever she drinks coffee in the afternoon.
- Nos desvelamos para terminar el proyecto.We stayed up to finish the project.
- Los padres se desvelaron cuando el bebé empezó a llorar.The parents woke up and could not get back to sleep when the baby began to cry.
Similar words
perder el sueño
quedarse despierto
trasnochar
pasar la noche en vela
velar
Take exceptional care or trouble
verb
effort
literary
To put intense care and effort into a responsibility or a desired result, often at personal cost.
Examples
- La médica se desvela por el bienestar de sus pacientes.The doctor devotes herself to her patients' wellbeing.
- Se desveló por conseguir una solución justa.She worked tirelessly to achieve a fair solution.
- Quienes se desvelan por el barrio merecen reconocimiento.Those who devote themselves to the neighbourhood deserve recognition.
- Nos desvelamos para que el acto saliera bien.We spared no effort to make the event go well.
- El equipo se ha desvelado por atender cada detalle.The team has taken great care over every detail.
Similar words
esmerarse
esforzarse
afanarse
desvivirse
volcarse
aplicarse