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.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| En | en | in, on, at (prep.) |
| seguida | seguida | en seguida — at once, straight away (n., f.) |
| las | el | the (masculine) |
| 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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