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One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
Hasta que al fin, viendo que ya no quedaba un solo pedazo de media, las víboras los dejaron libres, cansadas y arreglándose las gasas de su traje de baile.
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.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
The flamingos, mad with pain, leapt from one side to the other, and still the coral snakes would not uncoil from their legs.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Hasta | hasta | until, as far as; even (prep./adv.) |
| que | que | that, which, who; than (conj./rel. pron.) |
| al | al | to the, at the (a + el) |
| fin | fin | end; por fin — at last (n., m.) |
| viendo | ver | to see (v.) |
| ya | ya | already, now; ya no — no longer (adv.) |
| no | no | no, not (adv.) |
| quedaba | quedar | to remain, be left; quedarse — to stay (v.) |
| un | un | a, an, one (indef. art.) |
| solo | solo | single, only (adj.) |
| pedazo | pedazo | piece (n., m.) |
| de | de | of, from (prep.) |
| media | medio | stocking (n., f.) |
| las | el | the (def. art., f. pl.); also them (f. object pron., before a verb) |
| víboras | víbora | snake, viper (n., f.) |
| los | el | them (pron., m. pl.) |
| dejaron | dejar | to leave; to let, allow (v.) |
| libres | libre | free (adj.) |
| cansadas | cansado | tired (adj.) |
| y | y | and (conj.) |
| arreglándose | arreglar | to arrange, put right; arreglarse — to tidy oneself (v.) |
| gasas | gasa | gauze (n., f.) |
| su | su | his, her, their, your (poss. adj.) |
| traje | traje | suit, dress (n., m.) |
| baile | baile | dance, ball (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.