Si queremos mantenernos en la carrera, Europa tiene que despertarse, no poco a poco, sino con la mayor rapidez, aunque no encaje en la estrategia de los grandes consorcios.

If we want to compete with them, Europe will have to wake up - not gradually but as quickly as possible - whether or not it suits the large industrial groups.

despertarse

to awake [awaked; awoke · awaked; awoken; awoke] {v.i.}

despertarse(also: despertar)

to wake [waked; woke · waked; woken] {v.i.}

A nadie le gusta despertarse de una anestesia general en un entorno desconocido.

Nobody enjoys waking up from a general anaesthetic in a strange environment.

Despertarse una mañana para oír decir que tienen una Constitución no va a tranquilizarles.

Simply waking up one morning to hear that they have a Constitution is not going to reassure them.

despertarse con el canto de los pájaros

to wake up to the sound of birds singing

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A nadie le gusta despertarse de una anestesia general en un entorno desconocido.

Nobody enjoys waking up from a general anaesthetic in a strange environment.

Despertarse una mañana para oír decir que tienen una Constitución no va a tranquilizarles.

Simply waking up one morning to hear that they have a Constitution is not going to reassure them.

Todos los miembros del Consejo suelen tardar mucho en despertarse.

All the members of the Council are usually pretty dozy.

despertarse con el canto de los pájaros

to wake up to the sound of birds singing

Por tanto, estamos ante un gigante económico, histórico, cultural y comercial que parece despertarse de un largo sueño.

So we are talking about an economic, historic, cultural and commercial giant which appears today to be waking up after a very long sleep.

Si queremos mantenernos en la carrera, Europa tiene que despertarse, no poco a poco, sino con la mayor rapidez, aunque no encaje en la estrategia de los grandes consorcios.

If we want to compete with them, Europe will have to wake up - not gradually but as quickly as possible - whether or not it suits the large industrial groups.

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