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One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
Las víboras de coral, que conocieron esto, pidieron en seguida a las ranas sus farolitos, que eran bichitos de luz, y esperaron todas juntas a que los flamencos se cayeran de cansados.
The coral snakes, who saw this, asked the frogs at once for their little lanterns, which were fireflies, and all waited together for the flamingos to drop from exhaustion.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Las | el | the (def. art., f. pl.); also them (f. object pron., before a verb) |
| víboras | víbora | snake, viper (n., f.) |
| de | de | of, from (prep.) |
| coral | coral | coral; víbora de coral — coral snake (n., m.) |
| que | que | that, which, who; than (conj./rel. pron.) |
| conocieron | conocer | to know, be acquainted with; to recognise (v.) |
| esto | esto | this (neuter dem. pron.) |
| pidieron | pedir | to ask for, request (v.) |
| en | en | in, on, at (prep.) |
| seguida | seguida | at once (in: en seguida) (adv.) |
| a | a | to; at; on (prep.) |
| ranas | rana | frog (n., f.) |
| sus | su | his, her, their, your (poss. adj.) |
| farolitos | farolito | little lantern (n., m., diminutive of farol) |
| eran | ser | to be — what a thing IS, against estar, how it is right now (v.) |
| bichitos | bichito | little creature (n., m., diminutive of bicho) |
| luz | luz | light (n., f.) |
| y | y | and (conj.) |
| esperaron | esperar | to wait; to hope, expect (v.) |
| todas | todo | all, every; everything (adj./pron.) |
| juntas | junto | together; junto a — next to (adj./adv.) |
| flamencos | flamenco | flamingo (n., m.) |
| 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.) |
| cayeran | caer | to fall (v.) |
| cansados | cansado | tired (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.