From pabilo (“candlewick”).
- IPA(key): /espabiˈlaɾ/ [es.pa.β̞iˈlaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: es‧pa‧bi‧lar
espabilar (first-person singular present espabilo, first-person singular preterite espabilé, past participle espabilado) (see despabilar)
- (Spain, transitive) to snuff a candle (to remove any excedent portion of a candle's wick that is charred)
- Synonym: despabilar
- (Spain, transitive, also reflexive) to brighten up, to enliven, to make smart or smarter
- Synonyms: abusar, avivar, avispar, despabilar, despertar
- (Spain) to wake up
- Synonyms: despertar, despejar
- (Spain) to pay attention, watch out
- Synonym: tener cuidado
- (Spain, reflexive) to hurry up
- Synonyms: apurarse, darse prisa
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of espabilar
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive espabilar
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dative
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espabilarme
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espabilarte
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espabilarle, espabilarse
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espabilarnos
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espabilaros
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espabilarles, espabilarse
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accusative
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espabilarme
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espabilarte
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espabilarlo, espabilarla, espabilarse
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espabilarnos
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espabilaros
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espabilarlos, espabilarlas, espabilarse
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with gerund espabilando
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dative
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espabilándome
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espabilándote
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espabilándole, espabilándose
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espabilándonos
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espabilándoos
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espabilándoles, espabilándose
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accusative
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espabilándome
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espabilándote
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espabilándolo, espabilándola, espabilándose
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espabilándonos
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espabilándoos
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espabilándolos, espabilándolas, espabilándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative espabila
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dative
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espabílame
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espabílate
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espabílale
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espabílanos
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not used
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espabílales
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accusative
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espabílame
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espabílate
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espabílalo, espabílala
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espabílanos
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not used
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espabílalos, espabílalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative espabilá
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dative
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espabilame
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espabilate
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espabilale
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espabilanos
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not used
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espabilales
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accusative
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espabilame
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espabilate
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espabilalo, espabilala
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espabilanos
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not used
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espabilalos, espabilalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative espabile
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dative
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espabíleme
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not used
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espabílele, espabílese
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espabílenos
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not used
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espabíleles
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accusative
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espabíleme
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not used
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espabílelo, espabílela, espabílese
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espabílenos
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not used
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espabílelos, espabílelas
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with first-person plural imperative espabilemos
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dative
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not used
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espabilémoste
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espabilémosle
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espabilémonos
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espabilémoos
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espabilémosles
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accusative
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not used
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espabilémoste
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espabilémoslo, espabilémosla
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espabilémonos
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espabilémoos
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espabilémoslos, espabilémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative espabilad
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dative
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espabiladme
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not used
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espabiladle
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espabiladnos
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espabilaos
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espabiladles
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accusative
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espabiladme
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not used
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espabiladlo, espabiladla
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espabiladnos
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espabilaos
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espabiladlos, espabiladlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative espabilen
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dative
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espabílenme
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not used
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espabílenle
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espabílennos
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not used
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espabílenles, espabílense
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accusative
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espabílenme
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not used
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espabílenlo, espabílenla
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espabílennos
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not used
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espabílenlos, espabílenlas, espabílense
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