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/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "pah" (as in "park") + "bee" (as in "bee") + "LAH" (as in "lava") + "doh" (as in "door")/
A sharp, alert, and wide-awake person who won't be tricked easily by anyone. In Colombia and Venezuela espabilado is someone who already learned life's lessons and isn't buying anyone's story.
“That kid is sharp, nobody fools him easily.”
“Wake up or they'll eat you alive in that business.”
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A sharp, alert, and wide-awake person who won't be tricked easily by anyone. In Colombia and Venezuela espabilado is someone who already learned life's lessons and isn't buying anyone's story.
“That kid is sharp, nobody fools him easily.”
“Wake up or they'll eat you alive in that business.”
Cagada
In Colombia, a serious blunder or major screw-up that damages something or brings real consequences. A cagada is that kind of mistake that is very hard to undo.