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One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
Cuando vieron a los flamencos con sus hermosísimas medias, todos les tuvieron envidia.
When they saw the flamingos in their most beautiful stockings, everyone envied them.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
The snakes wanted to dance with them and no one else, and since the flamingos never stopped moving their legs for an instant, the snakes could not see properly what those lovely stockings were made of.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Cuando | cuando | when (conj.) |
| vieron | ver | to see (v.) |
| a | a | to; at; on (prep.) |
| los | el | the (def. art., m. pl.); also them (m. object pron., before a verb) |
| flamencos | flamenco | flamingo (n., m.) |
| con | con | with (prep.) |
| sus | su | his, her, their, your (poss. adj.) |
| hermosísimas | hermoso | beautiful (adj.) |
| medias | media | stocking (n., f.) |
| todos | todo | all, every; everything (adj./pron.) |
| les | le | to them (pron.) |
| tuvieron | tener | to have; tener que — to have to (v.) |
| envidia | envidia | envy (n., f.) |
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.