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One sentence of «La tortuga gigante»
Y como usted tiene mucha puntería con la escopeta, cace bichos del monte para traerme los cueros, y yo le daré plata adelantada para que sus hermanitos puedan comer bien.
And since you are a fine shot with a gun, hunt the creatures of the forest and bring me their hides, and I will give you money in advance so that your little brothers can eat properly.”
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
—Usted es amigo mío, y es un hombre bueno y trabajador.
“You are a friend of mine, and you are a good, hard-working man.
Por eso quiero que se vaya a vivir al monte, a hacer mucho ejercicio al aire libre para curarse.
That is why I want you to go and live in the forest, and take plenty of exercise in the open air to get well.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Y | y | and (conj.) |
| como | como | as, like; since (conj./adv.) |
| usted | usted | you (polite) (pron.) |
| tiene | tener | to have; tener que — to have to (v.) |
| mucha | mucho | much, many; a lot (adj./adv.) |
| puntería | puntería | aim, marksmanship (n., f.) |
| con | con | with (prep.) |
| la | el | the (def. art., f.); also her, it (object pron., before a verb) |
| escopeta | escopeta | shotgun (n., f.) |
| cace | cazar | to hunt (v.) |
| bichos | bicho | creature, small animal, bug (n., m.) |
| del | del | of the, from the (de + el) |
| monte | monte | forest, wild country (n., m., the River Plate word for the bush) |
| para | para | for, in order to (prep.) |
| traerme | traer | to bring (v.) |
| cueros | cuero | hide, skin (n., m.) |
| yo | yo | I (subject pron.) |
| le | le | to him, to her, to you (indirect object pron.; plural les — to them) |
| daré | dar | to give (v.) |
| plata | plata | money (n., f.) |
| adelantada | adelantar | to move forward, advance (v.) |
| que | que | that, which, who; than (conj./rel. pron.) |
| sus | su | his, her, their, your (poss. adj.) |
| hermanitos | hermanito | little brother (n., m., diminutive of hermano) |
| puedan | poder | to be able, can (v.) |
| comer | comer | to eat (v.) |
| bien | bien | well; very (adv.) |
Read «La tortuga gigante» in the room Every word glossed where it stands, the English a tap away. This scene asks for no account.