Despabilado in english
Perky
pronunciation: pɜrki part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: pɜrki part of speech: adjective
In gestures
despabilado = savvy ; on the ball ; shrewd ; streetwise [street-wise] ; tout ; sagacious.
Example: The article 'Survival of the savvy: rethinking library public relations' suggests strategies for promoting the corporate libraries image within an organization.Example: He believes his success will be determined by 'personal attention, being on the ball, attention to detail and consistency of service'.Example: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.Example: 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.Example: 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.Example: These sagacious and monied few are able then to pocket their political harvest at the expense of the industrious and uninformed mass of the people.more:
» completamente despabilado = wide awake .
Example: Sleep paralysis is characterised by being totally aware and apparently wide awake but literally unable to move a muscle.» estar despabilado = be wide awake .
Example: I was wide awake before this class, now it is a challenge to keep my eyes open.» muy despabilado = (as) bright as a button [Usado generalmente para cosas o seres pequeños] .
Example: She was as bright as a button and proudly told me that she was at 99 the second oldest person in Tenby.» totalmente despabilado = wide awake .
Example: Sleep paralysis is characterised by being totally aware and apparently wide awake but literally unable to move a muscle.despabilar = wake up ; smarten.
Example: I do anticipate, however, that we will wake up sooner or later to this enormous competitive threat.Example: Now look at him, he is more mature and has been smartened by adversity which has taught him its lessons on humility.more:
» despabilarse = pull up + Posesivo + socks ; pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out ; smarten up ; get on + the ball ; get + Posesivo + act together ; up + Posesivo + game ; step up + Posesivo + game ; crank up + Posesivo + game .
Example: So the Marxists will have to pull up their socks if they are to prevent the state from sliding back to the lawlessness one had seen prior to 1977. Example: This man isn't going to stop working, so those of you who can't work because of your 'disability' could do with pulling a finger out!. Example: The article 'Motherboards smarten up' reports on recent technological developments in motherboards = El artículo "Las placas madres aprenden" informa sobre los recientes avances tecnológicos de estas placas. Example: On the other hand, I have to tell some librarians, 'Let's get on the ball and do something else besides have our noses to the grindstone, and think of more fundamental aspects of librarianship'. Example: She then told him to cut the bullshit and get his act together, fast. Example: This girl will need to up her game if she wants to reign supreme. Example: If Hillary wants to compete, she'll need to step up her game. Example: I think conservatives need to crank up their game when it comes to social media.