One sentence of «Le petit Chaperon rouge»
— C’est votre fille, le petit Chaperon rouge, dit le Loup en contrefaisant sa voix, qui vous apporte une galette et un petit pot de beurre, que ma mère vous envoie.
“It is your granddaughter, Little Red Riding Hood,” said the Wolf, disguising his voice, “who is bringing you a cake and a little pot of butter that my mother is sending you.”
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Le Loup ne fut pas longtemps à arriver à la maison de la mère-grand ; il heurte : toc, toc.
The Wolf was not long in reaching the grandmother’s house; he knocks: knock, knock.
— Qui est là ?
“Who is there?”
The good grandmother, who was in bed because she was feeling a little unwell, called out to him: “Pull the peg, and the latch will fall.”
— Le Loup tira la chevillette, et la porte s’ouvrit.
The Wolf pulled the peg, and the door opened.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| C | ce | this, that; these, those (dem. adj.); it, that (pron.) — c’est, it is; ce qui, ce que — what |
| est | être | to be (v.); c’est — it is; also forms the past of some verbs: elle est venue — she came |
| votre | votre | your (votre, vos) (det.) |
| fille | fille | daughter; girl (n., f.); jeune fille — girl, young woman; petite fille — little girl; ma fille — my child |
| 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.) |
| dit | dire | to say, tell (v.); on aurait dit — you would have said; se dire — to say to oneself |
| Loup | loup | wolf (n., m.) |
| en | en | in, into; while (+ -ing) (prep.); of it, of them, some (pron.); en train de — in the middle of; s’en aller — to go away |
| contrefaisant | contrefaire | to imitate, disguise, counterfeit (v.) |
| 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 |
| voix | voix | voice (n., f.) |
| qui | qui | who, which, that (rel./interr. pron.); à qui — to whom, whose; qui… qui — one… another |
| vous | vous | you (pron.) |
| apporte | apporter | to bring (v.) |
| une | un | a, an; one (art./num.); l’un… l’autre — the one… the other; les unes… les autres — some… others |
| galette | galette | flat cake, griddle cake (n., f.) |
| et | et | and (conj.) |
| pot | pot | pot, jar (n., m.) |
| de | de | of, from; some, any (prep./partitive art.) — du pain, de l’eau; pas de — no, not any; de… en… — from… to… |
| beurre | beurre | butter (n., m.) |
| que | que | that, which, whom; than; how…! (conj./rel. pron.); ne… que — only |
| ma | mon | my (mon, ma, mes) (poss. adj.) |
| mère | mère | mother (n., f.); ma bonne mère — good mother, to an old woman |
| envoie | envoyer | to send (v.); envoyer quérir — to send for |
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