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One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
Y las más espléndidas de todas eran las víboras de coral, que estaban vestidas con larguísimas gasas rojas, blancas y negras, y bailaban como serpentinas.
And the most splendid of all were the coral snakes, who were dressed in very long gauzes of red, white and black, and danced like paper streamers.
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When the snakes danced and spun round balanced on the tips of their tails, all the guests applauded like mad.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Y | y | and (conj.) |
| las | el | the (def. art., f. pl.); also them (f. object pron., before a verb) |
| más | más | more, most (adv.) |
| espléndidas | espléndido | splendid (adj.) |
| de | de | of, from (prep.) |
| todas | todo | all, every; everything (adj./pron.) |
| eran | ser | to be — what a thing IS, against estar, how it is right now (v.) |
| víboras | víbora | snake, viper (n., f.) |
| coral | coral | coral; víbora de coral — coral snake (n., m.) |
| que | que | that, which, who; than (conj./rel. pron.) |
| estaban | estar | to be — where a thing is, or how it is right now, against ser, what it is (v.) |
| vestidas | vestir | to dress; vestido de — dressed in (v.) |
| con | con | with (prep.) |
| larguísimas | largo | long (adj.) |
| gasas | gasa | gauze (n., f.) |
| rojas | rojo | red (adj.) |
| blancas | blanco | white (adj.) |
| negras | negro | black (adj.) |
| bailaban | bailar | to dance (v.) |
| como | como | as, like; since (conj./adv.) |
| serpentinas | serpentina | paper streamer (n., f.) |
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