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/Sounds like "ehs" (as in "egg") + "TAHR" (as in "tar") + "PEE" (as in "pea") + "lahs" (as in "lava")/
To be sharp, alert, and fully switched on in Colombia and Ecuador. Nothing slips by you. The phrase "ponte pilas" is a friendly heads-up telling someone to wake up and pay attention before something gets away from them.
“Ponte pilas que el examen es mañana y no has abierto el libro.”
“Wake up, the exam is tomorrow and you haven't opened the book.”
“We need to stay sharp, the competition moves fast.”
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To be sharp, alert, and fully switched on in Colombia and Ecuador. Nothing slips by you. The phrase "ponte pilas" is a friendly heads-up telling someone to wake up and pay attention before something gets away from them.
“Ponte pilas que el examen es mañana y no has abierto el libro.”
“Wake up, the exam is tomorrow and you haven't opened the book.”
“We need to stay sharp, the competition moves fast.”
Pringarse
To get mixed up in something shady or morally compromising, ending up tainted by association. In Spain, once you are "pringado" there is no pretending you were not involved. The word literally means getting covered in grease or fat, and socially it means you are implicated whether you meant to be or not.