To get your act together in Spanish
To get your act together in Spanish is ponerse las pilas (poh-NEHR-seh lahs PEE-lahs).
- Spanish
- ponerse las pilas
- Say it
- poh-NEHR-seh lahs PEE-lahs
- Note
- Informal encouragement to become active or focused.
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Spanish idioms for feelings and reactions
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- quedarse de piedrato be stunned · keh-DAHR-seh deh PYEH-drah
- no abrir la bocato keep your mouth shut · noh ah-BREER lah BOH-kah
- tener un corazón de oroto have a heart of gold · teh-NEHR oon koh-rah-SOHN deh OH-roh
- estar hasta las naricesto be fed up · ehs-TAHR AHS-tah lahs nah-REE-sehs
- ser todo oídosto be all ears · sehr TOH-doh oh-EE-dohs
- pasar la noche en blancoto stay up all night · pah-SAHR lah NOH-cheh ehn BLAHN-koh
- estar en el séptimo cieloto be over the moon · ehs-TAHR ehn el SEHP-tee-moh SYEH-loh
Questions about ponerse las pilas
How do you say to get your act together in Spanish?
To get your act together in Spanish is ponerse las pilas. Informal encouragement to become active or focused.
How do you pronounce ponerse las pilas?
Say it poh-NEHR-seh lahs PEE-lahs. The syllables in capitals are stressed: NEHR and PEE. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
What does ponerse las pilas mean in English?
In English, ponerse las pilas means to get your act together.
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