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Acordar
Acordar means to wake up and is not reflexive in everyday European Portuguese, so you say acordo cedo rather than acordo-me cedo. It can also be transitive, meaning to wake someone else, as in acordei o meu irmão. The stress falls on the second syllable, a-COR-dar.
Examples in context
Acordo sempre às sete da manhã.
I always wake up at seven in the morning.
Ele acordou muito cedo hoje.
He woke up very early today.
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