Definitions tagged distracción in the street dictionary.
A typical Venezuelan phrase used to describe someone who is distracted, daydreaming, or lost in their own thoughts. It suggests the person is focused on unrealistic fantasies (literally: thinking about pregnant birds, which is a biological impossibility).
Look son, how could you not fail in school if you spend every class thinking en pajaritos preñados?
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Used to describe someone who seems to be in deep reflection but is actually just daydreaming or spacing out about something completely trivial. (The phrase uses the absurdity of a crab's immortality to highlight the pointlessness of the person's thoughts).
I don't know what to do with that boy, Alfonsa. He sits in that chair and instead of starting his homework, he just stares at the wall, pensando en la inmortalidad del cangrejo.
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A phrase used when someone is spaced out, daydreaming, or wasting time instead of paying attention. It implies the person is lost in thought about something nonsensical or impossible (since birds lay eggs and cannot be pregnant).
Hey, Jaimito, stop Pensando en pajaritos preñados and sweep the whole living room for me, you have it looking like a pigsty.
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A political strategy used to distract public opinion or media attention by manufacturing or exaggerating a crisis. (These tactics often involve fear-mongering to draw attention away from government failures or social protests.)
They use the media to run Campañas de terror about zika to divert attention from what is happening in the zocalo and the thousands of protesters against Peña. (The zocalo is the main square in Mexico City; Peña refers to former president Enrique Peña Nieto.)
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A person who is forgetful, scatterbrained, or frequently spaced out.
- Did you go do that errand I asked you for? - Oh, I totally forgot! - You are such a colgado!
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Someone who is spacey, lost in their own thoughts, or completely out of touch with what is happening around them.
What a navegante! He left his debit card at the ATM.
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To zone out or get distracted. To mess around or kill time while neglecting one's responsibilities. To drift away from reality.
He did not do his homework. He was navegando all Sunday.
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A simple trick or distraction used to easily fool someone, most commonly used with children to get them to stop bothering you. (In Argentina, pichanga refers to something informal or a casual soccer game, implying the deception is minor or harmless).
The kid was being very fussy, so I put on some cartoons and santo engaña pichanga: I could finally get on with my chores.
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Refers to a person who is completely indifferent or unbothered by what is happening around them, regardless of how serious the situation is. (The term refers to not tuning in to surroundings, like an antenna that refuses to receive a signal).
That guy is so antiparabolico! The roof could be caving in on him and he would not do a thing.
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