empalmar bedeutet auf Englisch

splice [spliced, splicing, splices]▼(to unite ropes by interweaving the strands)
verb
[UK: splaɪs] [US: ˈsplaɪs]

stay up▼(remain awake)
verb
[UK: steɪ ʌp] [US: ˈsteɪ ʌp]