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One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
Esta es la historia de los flamencos, que antes tenían las patas blancas y ahora las tienen coloradas.
This is the story of the flamingos, who once had white legs and now have red ones.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
Todos los pescados saben por qué es, y se burlan de ellos.
All the fish know why it is, and make fun of them.
But the flamingos, while they cure themselves in the water, never miss a chance to take their revenge, eating up any little fish that comes too close to mock them.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Esta | este | this, this one (dem. adj./pron.) |
| es | ser | to be — what a thing IS, against estar, how it is right now (v.) |
| la | el | the (def. art., f.); also her, it (object pron., before a verb) |
| historia | historia | story; history (n., f.) |
| de | de | of, from (prep.) |
| flamencos | flamenco | flamingo (n., m.) |
| que | que | that, which, who; than (conj./rel. pron.) |
| antes | antes | before, earlier (adv.) |
| tenían | tener | to have; tener que — to have to (v.) |
| patas | pata | paw, leg of an animal (n., f.) |
| blancas | blanco | white (adj.) |
| y | y | and (conj.) |
| ahora | ahora | now (adv.) |
| las | el | them (pron., f. pl.) |
| coloradas | colorado | red, ruddy (adj., the usual River Plate word for red) |
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.