One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
Vamos a ponernos medias coloradas, blancas y negras, y las víboras de coral se van a enamorar de nosotros.
We are going to put on red, white and black stockings, and the coral snakes will fall in love with us.”
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Vamos | ir | to 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 | a | to; at; on (prep.) |
| ponernos | poner | to put, place; ponerse — to put on, become (v.) |
| medias | media | stocking (n., f.) |
| coloradas | colorado | red, ruddy (adj., the usual River Plate word for red) |
| blancas | blanco | white (adj.) |
| y | y | and (conj.) |
| negras | negro | black (adj.) |
| las | el | the (masculine) |
| víboras | víbora | snake, viper (n., f.) |
| de | de | of, from (prep.) |
| coral | coral | coral; víbora de coral — coral snake (n., m.) |
| se | se | himself, herself, themselves; one (reflexive pron.) |
| enamorar | enamorar | enamorarse — to fall in love (v.) |
| nosotros | nosotros | we, us (pron.) |
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