wakefulEnglish → SpanishOxford English–Spanishwakeful /AmE ˈweɪkfəl , BrE ˈweɪkfʊl, ˈweɪkf(ə)l/ adjective 1 (unable to sleep) desvelado2 (sleepless) (literary): to have a wakeful night pasar la noche en vela3 (alert) (literary) alerta