Espabilado in english
Hustler
pronunciation: hʌsəlɜr part of speech: noun
pronunciation: hʌsəlɜr part of speech: noun
In gestures
espabilado = streetwise [street-wise] ; savvy ; tout ; on the ball ; shrewd ; sagacious.
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: The article 'Survival of the savvy: rethinking library public relations' suggests strategies for promoting the corporate libraries image within an organization.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: 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: 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:
» muy espabilado = (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.espabilar = wake up ; smarten ; wise up.
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.Example: The article 'Cataloguing electronic resources: wise up or dumb down?' argues that WWW search engines do a good job in impossibly difficult circumstances but that they do not provide enough information about a resource.more:
» espabilarse = get on + the ball ; pull up + Posesivo + socks ; pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out ; smarten up ; get + Posesivo + act together ; up + Posesivo + game ; step up + Posesivo + game ; crank up + Posesivo + game .
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: 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: 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.