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One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
Tal vez haya en Buenos Aires, pero tendrán que pedirlas por encomienda postal.
There may be some in Buenos Aires, but you will have to order them by parcel post.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
I know what you are looking for.
No van a encontrar medias así en ningún almacén.
You are not going to find stockings like that in any shop.
Mi cuñada, la lechuza, tiene medias así.
My sister-in-law, the owl, has stockings like that.
Pídanselas, y ella les va a dar las medias coloradas, blancas y negras.
Ask her for them, and she will give you the red, white and black stockings.”
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Tal | tal | such; tal como — just as; tal vez — perhaps (adj.) |
| vez | vez | time, occasion; una vez — once; a veces — sometimes (n., f.) |
| haya | haber | there is, there are (v.) |
| en | en | in, on, at (prep.) |
| Buenos | Buenos | Buenos, in Buenos Aires (place name) |
| Aires | Aires | Aires, in Buenos Aires (place name) |
| pero | pero | but (conj.) |
| tendrán | tener | to have; tener que — to have to (v.) |
| que | que | that, which, who; than (conj./rel. pron.) |
| pedirlas | pedir | to ask for, request (v.) |
| por | por | by, for, through, because of (prep.) |
| encomienda | encomienda | parcel (n., f., Lat. Am.) |
| postal | postal | postal, by post (adj.) |
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.