estar al quite

Language: es

1.
SpainLatin Americainformalcolloquial
- To be on the alert and ready to intervene or assist.
- To keep watch in order to respond quickly to a situation.

Examples:

ES: Hay que estar al quite, ¿eh?
EN: Keep up with the convo, huh?
ES: No llegas a "estar" en un sitio, siempre tienes que estar al quite,
EN: It is and it isn't. You can never just be in a place; you always have to pay attention.

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