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One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
En seguida las víboras de coral corrieron con sus farolitos, y alumbraron bien las patas del flamenco.
At once the coral snakes ran up with their little lanterns and lit the flamingo's legs well.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
Sure enough, a minute later a flamingo who could go on no longer tripped over a caiman's cigar, staggered and fell on his side.
Y vieron qué eran aquellas medias, y lanzaron un silbido que se oyó desde la otra orilla del Paraná.
And they saw what those stockings were, and let out a hiss that was heard from the far bank of the Paraná.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| En | en | in, on, at (prep.) |
| seguida | seguida | at once (in: en seguida) (adv.) |
| 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.) |
| corrieron | correr | to run (v.) |
| con | con | with (prep.) |
| sus | su | his, her, their, your (poss. adj.) |
| farolitos | farolito | little lantern (n., m., diminutive of farol) |
| y | y | and (conj.) |
| alumbraron | alumbrar | to light, give light (v.) |
| bien | bien | well; very (adv.) |
| patas | pata | paw, leg of an animal (n., f.) |
| del | del | of the, from the (de + el) |
| flamenco | flamenco | flamingo (n., m.) |
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