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One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
¡Las medias que tienen son de víboras de coral!
The stockings they are wearing are made of coral snakes!”
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
¡Nos han engañado!
They have deceived us!
Los flamencos han matado a nuestras hermanas y se han puesto sus cueros como medias!
The flamingos have killed our sisters and put on their skins as stockings!
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Las | el | the (def. art., f. pl.); also them (f. object pron., before a verb) |
| medias | media | stocking (n., f.) |
| que | que | that, which, who; than (conj./rel. pron.) |
| tienen | tener | to have; tener que — to have to (v.) |
| son | ser | to be — what a thing IS, against estar, how it is right now (v.) |
| de | de | of, from (prep.) |
| víboras | víbora | snake, viper (n., f.) |
| coral | coral | coral; víbora de coral — coral snake (n., m.) |
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.