espabilé in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for espabilé in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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 espabilé in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I was a late developer hum

me espabilé tarde

wise up

(d)espabilar

it's about time he pulled his finger out

ya es hora de que se (d)espabile

to get smart

espabilar(se)

to wake sb's ideas up Brit

espabilar or despabilar a alguien

to look alive or lively or Brit also sharp inf

espabilar inf

espabilé in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for espabilé in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.espabilar [es·pa·βi·ˈlar] VB intr

1. espabilar (darse prisa):

espabilar

to hurry up

2. espabilar (avivarse):

espabilar

to liven up

si quieres montar una empresa, tienes que espabilar

if you want to be self-employed, you'll have to shape up

II.espabilar [es·pa·βi·ˈlar] VB trans

1. espabilar (despertar):

espabilar

to wake up

2. espabilar (avivar):

espabilar

to get one's act together inf

espabilar

to shape up

en la mili ya lo espabilarán

he's having to straighten up in the army

es muy perezosa, pero en el colegio ya la espabilarán

she's very lazy, but when she gets to school she'll have to change her act

3. espabilar:

espabilar (acabar deprisa)

to hurry

espabilar (fortuna)

to squander

espabilar (comida)

to wolf down

4. espabilar (robar):

espabilar

to swipe

5. espabilar (matar):

espabilar

to bump off

III.espabilar [es·pa·βi·ˈlar] VB refl espabilarse

1. espabilar:

espabilar (sacudir el sueño)

to wake oneself up

espabilar (la pereza)

to get busy

tómate un café para espabilarte

have a coffee to wake yourself up

2. espabilar (darse prisa):

espabilar

to hurry up

3. espabilar (avivarse):

se han espabilado desde que van al colegio

they've livened up since they started school

4. espabilar LatAm (marcharse):

espabilar

to head off

Translations for espabilé in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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sober up

espabilar la borrachera

late developer

(persona) que tarda en espabilar