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One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
Las ranas se habían perfumado todo el cuerpo, y caminaban en dos pies.
The frogs had perfumed themselves all over, and walked on two feet.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
Además, cada una llevaba colgando como un farolito, una luciérnaga que se balanceaba.
Besides, each one carried, hanging like a little lantern, a firefly that swung to and fro.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Las | el | the (def. art., f. pl.); also them (f. object pron., before a verb) |
| ranas | rana | frog (n., f.) |
| se | se | himself, herself, themselves (reflexive); stands in for le before lo/la (se la dieron — they gave it to her); one, people (se ve — one sees) (pron.) |
| habían | haber | to have (auxiliary); hay — there is, there are (v.) |
| perfumado | perfumar | to perfume, scent (v.) |
| todo | todo | all, every; everything (adj./pron.) |
| cuerpo | cuerpo | body (n., m.) |
| y | y | and (conj.) |
| caminaban | caminar | to walk (v.) |
| en | en | in, on, at (prep.) |
| dos | dos | two (num.) |
| pies | pie | foot; de pie — standing; al pie de — at the foot of (n., m.) |
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.