espabilar

Meaning

(Spain, transitive) to snuff a candle (to remove any excedent portion of a candle's wick that is charred)
(Spain, also, reflexive, transitive) to brighten up, to enliven, to make smart or smarter
(Spain) to wake up
(Spain) to pay attention, watch out
(Spain, reflexive) to hurry up

responder sin mover los ojos

aufrütteln

aufpulvern

in Schwung bringen

sich bewusst werden

wach werden

ξεσηκώνω

Hyphenated as

es‧pa‧bi‧lar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/espabiˈlaɾ/

From pabilo (“candlewick”).

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