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One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
Cuando los flamencos pasaban bailando al lado de ellas, se agachaban hasta el suelo para ver bien.
When the flamingos came dancing past them, they crouched right down to the ground to see properly.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
Pero poco a poco, sin embargo, las víboras comenzaron a desconfiar.
But little by little, all the same, the snakes began to grow suspicious.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Cuando | cuando | when (conj.) |
| los | el | the (def. art., m. pl.); also them (m. object pron., before a verb) |
| flamencos | flamenco | flamingo (n., m.) |
| pasaban | pasar | to pass, happen, spend (time) (v.) |
| bailando | bailar | to dance (v.) |
| al | al | to the, at the (a + el) |
| lado | lado | side; al lado — beside (n., m.) |
| de | de | of, from (prep.) |
| ellas | él | they, them (pron., f. pl.) |
| se | se | himself, herself, themselves (reflexive); stands in for le before lo/la (se la dieron — they gave it to her); one, people (se ve — one sees) (pron.) |
| agachaban | agachar | to lower; agacharse — to crouch, duck down (v.) |
| hasta | hasta | until, as far as; even (prep./adv.) |
| suelo | suelo | ground, floor (n., m.) |
| para | para | for, in order to (prep.) |
| ver | ver | to see (v.) |
| bien | bien | well; very (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.