alertar
v.
alert, alarm; be alert
alertado
adj.
alerted, warned, alarmed
alertar
v.
alert, make aware of
alertar
= awaken, sound + a wake-up call.
Ex: Schools need to make deliberate, carefully planned efforts to awaken parents to the part they play in the literary education of their children.
Ex: The article 'Robert Nawrocki sounds a wake-up call for records managers' reports an interview with the President of ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International.
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* alertar de = alert to.