One sentence of «Le petit Chaperon rouge»
Le petit Chaperon rouge partit aussitôt pour aller chez sa mère-grand, qui demeurait dans un autre village.
Little Red Riding Hood set off at once to go to her grandmother, who lived in another village.
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As she was passing through a wood, she met Brother Wolf, who very much wanted to eat her; but he did not dare, because of some woodcutters who were in the forest.
Il lui demanda où elle allait.
He asked her where she was going.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Le | le | the (le, la, l’, les); him, her, it, them — as an object (art./pron.) |
| petit | petit | small, little (adj.); la petite — the little one |
| Chaperon | chaperon | hood (n., m.); le petit Chaperon rouge — Little Red Riding Hood |
| rouge | rouge | red (adj.) |
| partit | partir | to leave, set off (v.) — also la part, share: faire part de, to share with; à partir de — from (that point on) |
| aussitôt | aussitôt | at once, immediately (adv.) |
| pour | pour | for; in order to (prep.); pour moi — as for me; pour sa sœur — as for her sister |
| aller | aller | to go (v.); s’en aller — to go away, leave; aller + inf. — to go and…, be going to…; y aller de bon cœur — to throw oneself into it |
| chez | chez | at the home of, at (prep.); chez moi — at my place; de chez elle — from her home; chez le roi — to the king’s |
| sa | son | his, her, its (det.) — son, sa, ses; also le son, sound: à son de trompe; also bran (n., m.) — du son, rabbit bait |
| mère-grand | mère-grand | grandmother (n., f.) — Perrault’s word |
| qui | qui | who, which, that (rel./interr. pron.); à qui — to whom, whose; qui… qui — one… another |
| demeurait | demeurer | to stay, remain; to live (v.) |
| dans | dans | in, into (prep.) |
| un | un | a, an; one (art./num.); l’un… l’autre — the one… the other; les unes… les autres — some… others |
| autre | autre | other (adj./pron.); l’un après l’autre — one after another; une autre — someone else; autre chose — anything else |
| village | village | village (n., m.) |
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