One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
Solamente a pájaros narigudos como ustedes se les ocurre pedir medias así.
Only long-nosed birds like you would think of asking for stockings like that.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Solamente | solamente | only (adv.) |
| a | a | to; at; on (prep.) |
| pájaros | pájaro | bird (n., m.) |
| narigudos | narigudo | long-nosed, big-nosed (adj.) |
| como | como | as, like; since (conj./adv.) |
| ustedes | usted | you (polite) (pron.) |
| se | se | himself, herself, themselves; one (reflexive pron.) |
| les | le | to him, to her, to you (indirect object pron.) |
| ocurre | ocurrir | to happen; ocurrirse — to occur to one (v.) |
| pedir | pedir | to ask for, request (v.) |
| medias | media | stocking (n., f.) |
| así | así | thus, so, like this (adv.) |
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.