The Spanish reading room
One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
Cuando las víboras danzaban y daban vueltas apoyadas en la punta de la cola, todos los invitados aplaudían como locos.
When the snakes danced and spun round balanced on the tips of their tails, all the guests applauded like mad.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
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.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Cuando | cuando | when (conj.) |
| las | el | the (def. art., f. pl.); also them (f. object pron., before a verb) |
| víboras | víbora | snake, viper (n., f.) |
| danzaban | danzar | to dance (v.) |
| y | y | and (conj.) |
| daban | dar | to give (v.) |
| vueltas | vuelta | turn; dar vueltas — to go round and round (n., f.) |
| apoyadas | apoyar | to lean, rest, support (v.) |
| en | en | in, on, at (prep.) |
| punta | punta | point, tip; en puntas de pie — on tiptoe (n., f.) |
| de | de | of, from (prep.) |
| cola | cola | tail; queue (n., f.) |
| todos | todo | all, every; everything (adj./pron.) |
| invitados | invitado | guest (n., m.) |
| aplaudían | aplaudir | to applaud, clap (v.) |
| como | como | as, like; since (conj./adv.) |
| locos | loco | mad, crazy (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.