One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
Al oir esto, los flamencos, llenos de miedo porque estaban descubiertos, quisieron volar; pero estaban tan cansados que no pudieron levantar una sola ala.
Hearing this, the flamingos, full of fear because they were found out, tried to fly; but they were so tired that they could not lift a single wing.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Al | al | to the, at the (a + el) |
| oir | oír | to hear (v.) |
| esto | esto | this (neuter dem. pron.) |
| los | el | the (masculine) |
| flamencos | flamenco | flamingo (n., m.) |
| llenos | lleno | full (adj.) |
| de | de | of, from (prep.) |
| miedo | miedo | fear; tener miedo — to be afraid (n., m.) |
| porque | porque | because (conj.) |
| estaban | estar | to be — where a thing is, or how it is right now, against ser, what it is (v.) |
| descubiertos | descubrir | to discover, uncover (v.) |
| quisieron | querer | to want; to love (v.) |
| volar | volar | to fly (v.) |
| pero | pero | but (conj.) |
| tan | tan | so, as (adv.) |
| cansados | cansado | tired (adj.) |
| que | que | that, which, who; than (conj./rel. pron.) |
| no | no | no, not (adv.) |
| pudieron | poder | to be able, can (v.) |
| levantar | levantar | to lift, raise; levantarse — to get up (v.) |
| una | un | a, an, one (indef. art.) |
| sola | solo | alone; single (adj.) |
| ala | ala | wing (n., f. — takes el: el ala) |
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