One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
Hoy es el gran baile de las víboras, y si nos ponemos esas medias, las víboras de coral se van a enamorar de nosotros.
Today is the snakes' great ball, and if we put on those stockings, the coral snakes will fall in love with us.”
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Hoy | hoy | today (adv.) |
| es | ser | to be — what a thing IS, against estar, how it is right now (v.) |
| el | el | the (masculine) |
| gran | grande | big, great (adj.) |
| baile | baile | dance, ball (n., m.) |
| de | de | of, from (prep.) |
| víboras | víbora | snake, viper (n., f.) |
| y | y | and (conj.) |
| si | si | if (conj.) |
| nos | nos | us, to us (pron.) |
| ponemos | poner | to put, place; ponerse — to put on, become (v.) |
| esas | ese | that, that one (dem. adj./pron.) |
| medias | media | stocking (n., f.) |
| coral | coral | coral; víbora de coral — coral snake (n., m.) |
| se | se | himself, herself, themselves; one (reflexive pron.) |
| van | ir | to 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 | a | to; at; on (prep.) |
| enamorar | enamorar | enamorarse — to fall in love (v.) |
| nosotros | nosotros | we, us (pron.) |
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.