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One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
Los flamencos, locos de dolor, saltaban de un lado para otro, sin que las víboras de coral se desenroscaran de sus patas.
The flamingos, mad with pain, leapt from one side to the other, and still the coral snakes would not uncoil from their legs.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
Until at last, seeing that not one scrap of stocking was left, the snakes let them go, tired out and straightening the gauzes of their ball dresses.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Los | el | the (def. art., m. pl.); also them (m. object pron., before a verb) |
| flamencos | flamenco | flamingo (n., m.) |
| locos | loco | mad, crazy (adj.) |
| de | de | of, from (prep.) |
| dolor | dolor | pain, grief (n., m.) |
| saltaban | saltar | to jump, leap (v.) |
| un | un | a, an, one (indef. art.) |
| lado | lado | side; al lado — beside (n., m.) |
| para | para | for, in order to (prep.) |
| otro | otro | other, another (adj./pron.) |
| sin | sin | without (prep.) |
| que | que | that, which, who; than (conj./rel. pron.) |
| víboras | víbora | snake, viper (n., f.) |
| coral | coral | coral; víbora de coral — coral snake (n., m.) |
| se | se | himself, herself, themselves (reflexive); stands in for le before lo/la (se la dieron — they gave it to her); one, people (se ve — one sees) (pron.) |
| desenroscaran | desenroscar | to uncoil, unscrew (v.) |
| sus | su | his, her, their, your (poss. adj.) |
| patas | pata | paw, leg of an animal (n., f.) |
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