ouvrir les yeux
French, verb/u.vʁiʁ le.z‿jø/
ouvrir les yeux is spelled O-U-V-R-I-R-L-E-S-Y-E-U-X (13 letters). Ouvrir les yeux is a French verb meaning “to wake up (to), to wake up and smell the coffee” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “S’éveiller”.
What does ouvrir les yeux mean in English?
verb
- 1
informalto wake up (to), to wake up and smell the coffee
- 2
informalto open (someone's) eyes
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. S’éveiller. 2. Regarder en redoublant d’attention. 3. Voir, découvrir des choses qu’on n’avait pas remarquées auparavant, que l’on s’était longtemps refusé à voir. 4. Faire découvrir la vérité à quelqu’un.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce ouvrir les yeux?
- /u.vʁiʁ le.z‿jø/
- \u.vʁiʁ lɛ.z‿jø\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.