pajarear
verb
1. to wander around aimlessly, to loaf around
andar sin rumbo ni propósito
Common combinations
- pasarse el día pajareando — spend the day loafing around
- andar pajareando — wander around aimlessly
- Se pasó la tarde pajareando por el pueblo.He spent the afternoon wandering around the village.
- No trabajes: llevas horas pajareando.You are not working: you have been loafing around for hours.
- Los jóvenes pajareaban por la plaza.The young people were wandering around the square.
2. to daydream, to be distracted
estar distraído o en las nubes
Common combinations
- dejar de pajarear — stop daydreaming
- estar pajareando — be daydreaming
- Deja de pajarear y escucha la explicación.Stop daydreaming and listen to the explanation.
- Pajareaba en clase y no entendió nada.He was daydreaming in class and did not understand anything.
- Estoy pajareando; ¿qué me has preguntado?I am distracted; what did you ask me?
Same root
pájaropajarero