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One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
Y cada vez que pasaban muy serios por la orilla del río, los pescados les gritaban haciéndoles burla.
And every time they passed very solemnly along the river bank, the fish shouted at them and made fun of them.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
The caimans, to adorn themselves properly, had put a necklace of bananas round their necks, and were smoking Paraguayan cigars.
The toads had stuck fish scales all over their bodies, and walked with a waddle, as if they were swimming.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Y | y | and (conj.) |
| cada | cada | each, every (adj.) |
| vez | vez | time, occasion; una vez — once; a veces — sometimes (n., f.) |
| que | que | that, which, who; than (conj./rel. pron.) |
| pasaban | pasar | to pass, happen, spend (time) (v.) |
| muy | muy | very (adv.) |
| serios | serio | serious (adj.) |
| por | por | by, for, through, because of (prep.) |
| la | el | the (def. art., f.); also her, it (object pron., before a verb) |
| orilla | orilla | bank, shore, edge (n., f.) |
| del | del | of the, from the (de + el) |
| río | río | river (n., m.) |
| pescados | pescado | fish (as caught or eaten) (n., m.) |
| les | le | to them (pron.) |
| gritaban | gritar | to shout, cry out (v.) |
| haciéndoles | hacer | to do, make (v.) |
| burla | burla | mockery, jest (n., f.) |
Read «Las medias de los flamencos» in the room Every word glossed where it stands, the English a tap away. The whole tale is free and asks for no account.