pájaro

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pájaro(

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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).

masculine noun

1. (animal)

a. bird

El pájaro en el alféizar de mi ventana llena el aire de música.The bird on my windowsill fills the air with music.

A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts (e.g. nigger, cunt).

(extremely offensive)

(homosexual man)

Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico

(Caribbean)

Regionalism used in Costa Rica

(Costa Rica)

Regionalism used in Ecuador

(Ecuador)

a. queer

A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts (e.g. nigger, cunt).

(extremely offensive)

Ernesto decía que todos sus colegas eran pájaros.Ernesto thought all his co-workers were queers.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(male genitalia)

Regionalism used in Guatemala

(Guatemala)

Regionalism used in Venezuela

(Venezuela)

a. pee-pee

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

Se sacó el pájaro y empezó a mear.He took out his pee-pee and started to piss.

b. willy

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(United Kingdom)

Juanito, ¡deja de tocarte el pájaro!Juanito, stop playing with your willy!

This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of person it refers to (e.g. el doctor, la doctora).

masculine or feminine noun

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(astute person)

a. crafty devil

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Ese pájaro cree que engaña a todos, pero un día pagará.That crafty devil thinks he's got everyone fooled, but one day he will pay.

pájaro

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (ave)

a. bird

2. (fig)

matar dos pájaros de un tiroto kill two birds with one stone

3. (fig)

tener pájaros en la cabezato be scatterbrained o empty-headed

4. (prov)

más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volandoa bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

pájaro bobopenguin

pájaro carpinterowoodpecker

pájaro de mal agüerobird of ill omen

5. (persona)

a. crafty devil, sly old fox

pájaro

1 (Ornitología) bird

matar dos pájaros de un tiro to kill two birds with one stone

quedarse como un pájaro to die peacefully

tener la cabeza a pájaros

tener la cabeza llena de pájaros

tener pájaros en la cabeza

to be featherbrained

[más] vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

pájaro azul bluebird

pájaro bobo penguin

pájaro cantarín pájaro cantor songbird

pájaro carpintero woodpecker

pájaro de mal agüero bird of ill omen

pájaro mosca (España) hummingbird

2 (astuto) clever fellow; sharp sort

pájaro bravo (Ven) smart Alec (familiar)

pájaro de cuenta (importante) big shot (familiar); big noise (familiar); (de cuidado) nasty piece of work; (taimado) wily bird

3 (pene) prick (vulgar)

4 (Caribe) (homosexual) queer (muy_familiar); poof (muy_familiar); fag (muy_familiar); (EEUU)

adjective

1 (S. Cone) (atolondrado) scatty; featherbrained

2 (S. Cone) (sospechoso) shady; dubious

3 (S. Cone) (chillón) loud; flashy

4 (Caribe) (afeminado) poofy (muy_familiar); queer (muy_familiar)

5 (S. Cone) (distraído) vague; distracted

Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

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Más vale pájaro en mano que elefante al hombro.	A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando.	A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
pájaro de mal agüero	bird of ill omen
pájaro carpintero	woodpecker
sinónimo de "pájaro"	synonym of "pájaro"