One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
Entonces las víboras de coral se lanzaron sobre ellos, y enroscándose en sus patas les deshicieron a mordiscones las medias.
Then the coral snakes flung themselves upon them, and coiling round their legs tore the stockings to pieces with their bites.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Entonces | entonces | then, at that time (adv.) |
| las | el | the (masculine) |
| víboras | víbora | snake, viper (n., f.) |
| de | de | of, from (prep.) |
| coral | coral | coral; víbora de coral — coral snake (n., m.) |
| se | se | himself, herself, themselves; one (reflexive pron.) |
| lanzaron | lanzar | to hurl, let out; lanzarse — to fling oneself (v.) |
| sobre | sobre | on, upon; about (prep.) |
| ellos | él | he, him; ella — she, her (subject pron.) |
| y | y | and (conj.) |
| enroscándose | enroscar | to coil, wind around (v.) |
| en | en | in, on, at (prep.) |
| sus | su | his, her, their, your (poss. adj.) |
| patas | pata | paw, leg of an animal (n., f.) |
| les | le | to him, to her, to you (indirect object pron.) |
| deshicieron | deshacer | to undo, take apart, destroy (v.) |
| a | a | to; at; on (prep.) |
| mordiscones | mordiscón | a bite, a nip (n., m.) |
| medias | media | stocking (n., f.) |
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