alebrestar

v.

to awaken, to arouse.

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1.

VT LAm (=poner nervioso) to excite, make nervous; (=alterar) to distress, disturb

2.

See:

alebrestarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (Col) (poner nervioso) to startle

b) (Méx) <emoción> to awaken, arouse

c) (Ven fam) (animar) to get ... excited; (excesivamente) to get ... overexcited

2.

alebrestarse v pron

a) (Col, Méx) (alterarse, agitarse) to get worked up, agitated

b) (Ven fam) (animarse) to get excited; (excesivamente) to get overexcited

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (Col) (poner nervioso) to startle

b) (Méx) <emoción> to awaken, arouse

c) (Ven fam) (animar) to get ... excited; (excesivamente) to get ... overexcited

2.

alebrestarse v pron

a) (Col, Méx) (alterarse, agitarse) to get worked up, agitated

b) (Ven fam) (animarse) to get excited; (excesivamente) to get overexcited

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alebrestar [A1 ]

vt

1 (Col) (poner nervioso) to startle, spook (AmE colloq)

2 (Ven fam) (animar) to get … excited; (excesivamente) to get … overexcited:

3 (Méx) ‹emoción› to awaken, arouse

■ alebrestarse

v pron

1 (Col) (ponerse nervioso) to get nervous, get jumpy (colloq); (excitarse) to get excited

2 (Ven fam) (animarse) to get excited; (excesivamente) to get overexcited

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alebrestar Fam

♦ vt

Méx

alebrestar a alguien to get sb excited, to stir sb up;

no alebresten a los niños don't get the children all excited;

lo arrestaron por alebrestar a la tropa he was arrested for inciting the troops;

andaban alebrestando a la gente en el estadio they were going round stirring people up at the stadium

♦ See also the pronominal verb alebrestarse

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alebrestar vt

: to excite, to make nervous

♦ See also the reflexive verb alebrestarse