What does «pajarear» mean in Spanish?
- Bird hunting.
Examples of use in Spanish: "salió a pajarear palomas para la cena".
- To wander about without occupying oneself with anything useful; to loiter.
Examples of use in Spanish: "ese hijo suyo pajarea todo el día".
"no tenía nada que hacer luego del trabajo, así que salí a pajarear por la ciudad".
- To scare away birds, especially so that they do not damage crops and sowing fields; the person in charge of this task is the "pajarero" (bird catcher). Also to scare them away in order to hunt them in flight.
♦ Used in: Bolivia - Colombia - Guatemala - Peru
Examples of use in Spanish: "Tendré un par de muchachos ocupados en pajarear para que las aves no se coman las semillas recién plantadas".
"debemos pajarear las cotorras que causan graves daños a las sementeras".
"pajareamos empleando piedras arrojadas con una honda".
- To gawk at, to be distracted by someone.
♦ Used in: Chile
Examples of use in Spanish: "se dedicó a pajarear".
- To listen attentively, to overhear something.
♦ Used in: Mexico - Hitting on the testicles.
♦ Used in: Mexico
Examples of use in Spanish: "te voy a pajarear como sigas molestando".
- To wander aimlessly; to wander.
♦ Used in: Guatemala
Examples of use in Spanish: "se la pasa pajareando, vagando sin ton ni son".
- To stalk someone with intent to harm. Also murder.
♦ Used in: Colombia - Bird watching in the wild, in their natural habitat.
♦ Used in: Colombia
Examples of use in Spanish: "para pajarear es fundamental conseguirse binoculares".
- To lead a joyful, idle and dissipated life.
♦ Used in: Spain - (pajarearse) To frighten the horses.
- (pajarearse) To get confused, to make a mistake.
♦ Used in: Peru