despabilas in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for despabilas in the Spanish»English Dictionary

despabilar VB trans

despabilar → espabilar

See also espabilar

I.espabilar VB trans

1. espabilar (quitar el sueño):

espabilar

to wake … up

tómate un café a ver si te espabila

have a cup of coffee, that'll wake you up

2. espabilar (avivar):

esa mujer lo ha espabilado

that woman has helped him get his act together

esa mujer lo ha espabilado

that woman has helped him buck his ideas up Brit

II.espabilar VB intr

1. espabilar (sacudirse el sueño):

espabilar

to wake up

2. espabilar (darse prisa):

espabilar

to get a move on inf

3. espabilar (avivarse):

como no espabiles te lo van a quitar

if you don't get your act together o buck your ideas up, they'll take it away from you inf

¡espabila! que te vas a quedar sin postre

watch out o be careful or you'll be left without any dessert!

espabila, hombre, no dejes que te tomen el pelo así

come on, wake up, don't let them take you for a ride like that

espabila, hombre, no dejes que te tomen el pelo así

come on, wise up, don't let them take you for a ride like that inf

4. espabilar Ven inf (pestañear):

espabilar

to blink

III.espabilarse VB vpr

1. espabilarse (sacudirse el sueño):

espabilarse

to wake (oneself) up

2. espabilarse (darse prisa):

espabilarse

to get a move on inf

3. espabilarse (avivarse):

espabilarse

to get one's act together inf

espabilarse

to wise up inf

espabilarse

to buck one's ideas up Brit inf

Translations for despabilas in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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wise up

(d)espabilar

I wish you'd get with it

a ver si te espabilas/despabilas

to get smart

despabilar(se)

to wake sb's ideas up Brit

espabilar or despabilar a alguien

despabilas in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for despabilas in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.despabilar VB trans

1. despabilar (despertar):

despabilar

to wake up

2. despabilar (avivar):

despabilar

to sharpen up

en la mili ya lo despabilarán

in the army they'll soon show him what's what

es muy perezosa, pero en el colegio ya la despabilarán

she's very lazy, but at school they'll soon make her sharpen up

3. despabilar:

despabilar (acabar deprisa)

to finish off

despabilar (fortuna)

to squander

despabilar (comida)

to eat up

4. despabilar (robar):

despabilar

to steal

5. despabilar (matar):

despabilar

to kill

II.despabilar VB intr

1. despabilar (darse prisa):

despabilar

to hurry up

2. despabilar (avivarse):

si quieres empezar a trabajar por tu cuenta, tienes que despabilar

if you want to work for yourself, you'll have to get your act together

III.despabilar VB refl despabilarse

1. despabilar (sacudir el sueño):

despabilarse

to waken up

2. despabilar (darse prisa):

despabilarse

to hurry up

3. despabilar (avivarse):

despabilarse

to get one's act together

se ha despabilado desde que va al colegio

he/she has really come to life since starting school

4. despabilar LatAm (marcharse):

despabilarse

to leave

despabilas Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

si quieres empezar a trabajar por tu cuenta, tienes que despabilar

if you want to work for yourself, you'll have to get your act together