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Sentence 71 of 83 · Las medias de los flamencos, Horacio Quiroga, 1918

Además, las víboras de coral estaban seguras de que los flamencos iban a morir, porque la mitad, por lo menos, de las víboras de coral que los habían mordido, eran venenosas.

Besides, the coral snakes were sure the flamingos were going to die, because at least half of the coral snakes that had bitten them were venomous.

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As printedDictionary formMeaning
Además ademásbesides, moreover (adv.)
las elthe (masculine)
víboras víborasnake, viper (n., f.)
de deof, from (prep.)
coral coralcoral; víbora de coral — coral snake (n., m.)
estaban estarto be — where a thing is, or how it is right now, against ser, what it is (v.)
seguras segurosure, safe (adj.)
que quethat, which, who; than (conj./rel. pron.)
flamencos flamencoflamingo (n., m.)
iban irto go (v.) — its preterite fue, fui, fueron is shared with ser, to be, so «se fue» is «he went» and «fue una noche larga» is «it was a long night»
a ato; at; on (prep.)
morir morirto die (v.)
porque porquebecause (conj.)
mitad mitadhalf (n., f.)
por porby, for, through, because of (prep.)
lo loit, him; the (neuter article) (pron./art.)
menos menosless, fewer; except (adv.)
habían haberto have (auxiliary); hay — there is, there are (v.)
mordido morderto bite (v.)
eran serto be — what a thing IS, against estar, how it is right now (v.)
venenosas venenosopoisonous (adj.)

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