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One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
Y ahora todavía están los flamencos casi todo el día con sus patas coloradas metidas en el agua, tratando de calmar el ardor que sienten en ellas.
And even now the flamingos stand almost all day with their red legs in the water, trying to soothe the burning they feel in them.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
Hace de esto muchísimo tiempo.
All this happened a very long time ago.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Y | y | and (conj.) |
| ahora | ahora | now (adv.) |
| todavía | todavía | still, yet (adv.) |
| están | estar | to be — where a thing is, or how it is right now, against ser, what it is (v.) |
| los | el | the (def. art., m. pl.); also them (m. object pron., before a verb) |
| flamencos | flamenco | flamingo (n., m.) |
| casi | casi | almost (adv.) |
| todo | todo | all, every; everything (adj./pron.) |
| día | día | day (n., m.) |
| con | con | with (prep.) |
| sus | su | his, her, their, your (poss. adj.) |
| patas | pata | paw, leg of an animal (n., f.) |
| coloradas | colorado | red, ruddy (adj., the usual River Plate word for red) |
| metidas | meter | to put in; meterse — to get into (v.) |
| en | en | in, on, at (prep.) |
| agua | agua | water (n., f. — takes el: el agua) |
| tratando | tratar | to try (tratar de) (v.) |
| de | de | of, from (prep.) |
| calmar | calmar | to calm, soothe (v.) |
| ardor | ardor | burning, smarting (n., m.) |
| que | que | that, which, who; than (conj./rel. pron.) |
| sienten | sentir | to feel; to hear (v.) |
| ellas | él | they, them (pron., f. pl.) |
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