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1 realizar un trabajo monótono
(v.) = have + Posesivo + nose to the grindstoneEx. 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'.* * *(v.) = have + Posesivo + nose to the grindstoneEx: 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'.
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2 despertarse
1 to wake up, awake* * ** * *1.VPR to wake up, awaken2.SM awakening* * *(v.) = get on + the ballEx. 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'.* * *(v.) = get on + the ballEx: 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'.
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■despertarse verbo reflexivo to wake (up): me desperté aterrorizada, I awoke in terror
La traducción más común es to wake o to wake up. Cuando el verbo lleva complemento, hay que colocarlo entre wake y up: despiértame a las siete, wake me up at seven. To arouse se aplica únicamente en sentido más abstracto a sentimientos, sospechas, etc., y nunca significa dormir: despertar el interés, to arouse one's interest.
' despertarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dormida
- dormido
- espabilarse
- despertar
- dormir
English:
wake up
- stir
- wake
* * *vprto wake (up);¡despiértate, que ya es la hora! wake up! it's time!;despertarse de la siesta to wake from one's afternoon nap;aún no me he despertado I'm not really awake yetdespertar2 nm1. [de sueño] awakening;tiene muy mal despertarse he's always grumpy after he's just woken up2. [comienzo] rise, emergence;el despertarse de la civilización the dawn of civilization* * *v/r wake (up)IV m awakening* * *vr: to wake (oneself) up* * *¿a qué hora te despiertas? what time do you wake up? -
3 espabilarse
(v.) = get on + the ball, smarten upEx. 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'.Ex. 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.* * *(v.) = get on + the ball, smarten upEx: 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'.
Ex: 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.* * *
■espabilarse verbo reflexivo
1 (despejarse, despertarse) to wake up
2 (darse prisa) to hurry (up)
3 fam US (avivarse) to wise up
' espabilarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despejar
- espabilar
English:
wake up
- snap
- wise
* * *v/r3 ( avivarse) wise up fam* * *espabilarse vr1) : to awaken2) : to get a move on3) : to get smart, to wise up* * *¡espabílate! wake up!
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