One sentence of «Le petit Chaperon rouge»
Ensuite il ferma la porte, et s’alla coucher dans le lit de la mère-grand, en attendant le petit Chaperon rouge, qui, quelque temps après, vint heurter à la porte : toc, toc.
Then he shut the door and went and lay down in the grandmother’s bed, to wait for Little Red Riding Hood, who, some time later, came knocking at the door: knock, knock.
Where it stands
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— Qui est là ?
“Who is there?”
Little Red Riding Hood, hearing the Wolf’s gruff voice, was frightened at first, but, thinking that her grandmother had a cold, answered: “It is your granddaughter, Little Red Riding Hood, who is bringing you a cake and a little pot of butter that my mother is sending you.”
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Ensuite | ensuite | then, next, afterwards (adv.) |
| il | il | he; it (il, ils — they) (pron.); il y a — there is; il faut — one must |
| ferma | fermer | to close, shut (v.) |
| la | le | the (le, la, l’, les); him, her, it, them — as an object (art./pron.) |
| porte | porte | door, gate (n., f.); also a form of porter — comment se porte… ? how is… ? |
| et | et | and (conj.) |
| s | se | himself, herself, itself, themselves; each other (reflexive pron.); s’ also stands for si — if — in s’il, s’ils |
| alla | 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 |
| coucher | coucher | to put to bed (v.); se coucher — to lie down, go to bed; être couché — to be lying down |
| dans | dans | in, into (prep.) |
| lit | lit | bed (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… |
| mère-grand | mère-grand | grandmother (n., f.) — Perrault’s word |
| 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 |
| attendant | attendre | to wait, wait for; to expect (v.); en attendant — while waiting for; n’attendre plus que — to be waiting only for |
| 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.) |
| qui | qui | who, which, that (rel./interr. pron.); à qui — to whom, whose; qui… qui — one… another |
| quelque | quelque | some (det.); quelqu’un — someone; quelques — a few; quelque chose — something |
| temps | temps | time; weather (n., m.); de temps en temps — from time to time; dans le temps que — while; en même temps — at the same time |
| après | après | after (prep./adv.); courir après — to run after; après tout — after all |
| vint | venir | to come (v.); venir de + inf. — to have just done; il vint à elle — there came up to her; venir à passer — to happen to pass |
| heurter | heurter | to knock (at a door); to strike, bump (v.) |
| à | à | to, at, in; with (prep.); c’est à… — it belongs to…; à boire — something to drink |
| toc | toc | knock (interj.) |
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