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One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»


Sentence 41 of 83 · Las medias de los flamencos, Horacio Quiroga, 1918

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 printedDictionary formMeaning
Pídanselas pedirto ask for, request (v.)
y yand (conj.)
ella élhe, him; ella — she, her (subject pron.)
les leto him, to her, to you (indirect object pron.)
va irto go (v.) — its preterite fue, fui, fueron is shared with ser, to be, so «se fue» is «he went» and «fue una noche larga» is «it was a long night»
a ato; at; on (prep.)
dar darto give (v.)
las elthe (masculine)
medias mediastocking (n., f.)
coloradas coloradored, ruddy (adj., the usual River Plate word for red)
blancas blancowhite (adj.)
negras negroblack (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.

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