The Spanish reading room
One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
—No son medias!— gritaron las víboras.
“They are not stockings!” cried the snakes.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
—¡Sabemos lo que es!
“We know what they are!
¡Nos han engañado!
They have deceived us!
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| No | no | no, not (adv.) |
| son | ser | to be — what a thing IS, against estar, how it is right now (v.) |
| medias | media | stocking (n., f.) |
| gritaron | gritar | to shout, cry out (v.) |
| las | el | the (def. art., f. pl.); also them (f. object pron., before a verb) |
| víboras | víbora | snake, viper (n., f.) |
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.