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USAGE NOTE
This phrase may be literally translated as "to think about pregnant birdies."
pensar en pajaritos preñados
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (colloquial) (idiom) (to daydream) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. to have one's head in the clouds (colloquial) (idiom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Si no estuvieras pensando en pajaritos preñados todo el tiempo, se te haría más fácil cumplir tus metas.If you didn't have your head in the clouds all the time, it would be easier for you to achieve your goals.
b. to be away with the fairies (colloquial) (idiom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
No sabía que teníamos un examen hoy. - Pues claro, si te pasas toda la clase pensando en pajaritos preñados, ¿cómo vas a saber?I didn't know we had a test today. - Well, of course, if you spend the whole class being away with the fairies, how are you going to know that?
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