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él espabila

wake up, snap out of it

→ espabilar
espabil wake up; get alert + a él/ella present or tú command
verb · third singular · present indicative Rare #37,108
wake up, snap out of it Commonly used as an informal command ("Espabila") telling someone to be more alert or quick.
SP: ¡Espabila, que vamos a llegar tarde!
EN: Wake up—we’re going to be late!
Conjugation of espabilar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third espabila —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third espabila —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second espabila —

Espabila, o tendrás que oír al director.

Shape up, or you'll have to answer to the director.

— Roma. Ciudad abierta (1945)

Espabila.

Wake up.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

Espabila, espabila.

Wake up, wake up.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Venga, coño, espabila.

Come on, damn it, wake up.

— Zeta (2026)

Espabila, venga, venga.

Wake up, come on, come on.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Vamos, espabila.

Come on, wake up.

— Adiós, muchachos (1987)

A ti qué te importa, ve a por agua, espabila.

What business is it of yours? Go get some water—get a move on.

— Roma. Ciudad abierta (1945)