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One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
Gritaban de dolor, y sus patas, que eran blancas, estaban entonces coloradas por el veneno de las víboras.
They screamed with pain, and their legs, which had been white, were now red from the snakes' venom.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
Pero los flamencos no murieron.
But the flamingos did not die.
Corrieron a echarse al agua, sintiendo un grandísimo dolor.
They ran to throw themselves into the water, feeling a very great pain.
Days and days went by, and they still felt a terrible burning in their legs, and their legs were always the colour of blood, because they were poisoned.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Gritaban | gritar | to shout, cry out (v.) |
| de | de | of, from (prep.) |
| dolor | dolor | pain, grief (n., m.) |
| y | y | and (conj.) |
| sus | su | his, her, their, your (poss. adj.) |
| patas | pata | paw, leg of an animal (n., f.) |
| que | que | that, which, who; than (conj./rel. pron.) |
| eran | ser | to be — what a thing IS, against estar, how it is right now (v.) |
| blancas | blanco | white (adj.) |
| estaban | estar | to be — where a thing is, or how it is right now, against ser, what it is (v.) |
| entonces | entonces | then, at that time (adv.) |
| coloradas | colorado | red, ruddy (adj., the usual River Plate word for red) |
| por | por | by, for, through, because of (prep.) |
| el | el | the (def. art., m.) |
| veneno | veneno | poison, venom (n., m.) |
| víboras | víbora | snake, viper (n., f.) |
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