One sentence of «La tortuga gigante»
Después le sacó el cuero, tan grande que él solo podía servir de alfombra para un cuarto.
Then he stripped off its hide, so big that on its own it could have carpeted a room.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Después | después | afterwards, then; después de — after (adv./prep.) |
| le | le | to him, to her, to you (indirect object pron.) |
| sacó | sacar | to take out, pull out; to remove (v.) |
| el | el | the (masculine) |
| cuero | cuero | hide, skin (n., m.) |
| tan | tan | so, as (adv.) |
| grande | grande | big, great (adj.) |
| que | que | that, which, who; than (conj./rel. pron.) |
| él | él | he, him; ella — she, her (subject pron.) |
| solo | solo | alone; single (adj.) |
| podía | poder | to be able, can (v.) |
| servir | servir | to serve; to be of use (v.) |
| de | de | of, from (prep.) |
| alfombra | alfombra | carpet, rug (n., f.) |
| para | para | for, in order to (prep.) |
| un | un | a, an, one (indef. art.) |
| cuarto | cuarto | room; quarter (n., m.) |
Read «La tortuga gigante» in the room → Every word glossed where it stands, the English a tap away. This scene asks for no account.