espabilado

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I

-da adjetivo

a) (despierto) awake

b) (vivo, listo) bright, smart

tienes que ser más espabilado — you have to keep more on the ball

II

-da masculino, femenino smart ass (sl)

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= streetwise [street-wise], savvy [savvier comp., savviest sup.], tout, on the ball.

Ex. And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.

Ex. The article 'Survival of the savvy: rethinking library public relations' suggests strategies for promoting the corporate libraries image within an organization.

Ex. His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.

Ex. He believes his success will be determined by 'personal attention, being on the ball, attention to detail and consistency of service'.

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I

-da adjetivo

a) (despierto) awake

b) (vivo, listo) bright, smart

tienes que ser más espabilado — you have to keep more on the ball

II

-da masculino, femenino smart ass (sl)

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= streetwise [street-wise], savvy [savvier comp., savviest sup.], tout, on the ball.

Ex: And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.

Ex: The article 'Survival of the savvy: rethinking library public relations' suggests strategies for promoting the corporate libraries image within an organization.

Ex: His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.

Ex: He believes his success will be determined by 'personal attention, being on the ball, attention to detail and consistency of service'.

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espabilado¹ -da

adjective

1 (despierto) awake

2 (vivo, listo) bright, smart, on the ball

es muy espabilado para la edad que tiene he's very bright o smart for his age

para esto necesito alguien más espabilado que Portillo I need someone a bit more on the ball o more with it o a bit smarter than Portillo for this (colloq)

tienes que ser un poco más espabilado y no dejarte engañar you have to keep your wits about you a bit more o you have to keep more on the ball and not let people take you for a ride

espabilado² -da

masculine, feminine

smart ass (sl), clever dick (BrE colloq)

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Del verbo espabilar: (conjugate espabilar)

espabilado es:

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espabilar
espabilado

◊ -da adjetivo

a) (despierto) awake

b) (vivo, listo) bright, smart;

◊ tienes que ser más espabilado you have to keep more on the ball

■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:

◊ los espabilados de la clase the smart ones of the class

espabilar (conjugate espabilar) verbo transitivo

a) (quitar el sueño) to wake … up

b) (avivar) to wise … up (colloq)

verbo intransitivo

a) (sacudirse el sueño) to wake up

b) (darse prisa) to get a move on (colloq)

c) (avivarse) to wise up (colloq)

espabilarse verbo pronominal

a) (sacudirse el sueño) to wake (oneself) up

b) (darse prisa) to get a move on (colloq)

c) (avivarse) to wise up (colloq)

espabilado,-a adjetivo
1 (despejado) wide awake
2 (listo, despierto) bright
(ingenioso, astuto) shrewd
espabilar
I verbo transitivo (despejar, despertar) to wake up
II verbo intransitivo
1 (avivar el ingenio) to wise up
2 (darse prisa) to hurry up
'espabilado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despabilada
- despabilado
- despejada
- despejado
- despierta
- despierto
- espabilada
- vivaracho
English:
streetwise
- ball
- wide

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espabilado, -a, despabilado, -a

♦ adj

1. [despierto] awake

2. [avispado] sharp, smart, on the ball;

para este trabajo hace falta gente espabilada for this job you need people who are on the ball;

es muy espabilado para los negocios he has a good eye for business;

Yáñez estuvo espabilado y se escapó Yáñez had his wits about him and managed to get away;

para la poca edad que tiene está muy espabilado he's very sharp o smart for someone so young;

este chico es muy poco espabilado the boy is rather slow

♦ nm,f

Fam Pey [listillo] smart alec;

tú lo que eres es un espabilado you're a smart alec, you are

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espabilado

adj

1 (listo) bright, smart

2 (vivo) sharp, on the ball fam

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espabilado, -da adj

: bright, smart

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espabilado adj sharp / quick