One sentence of «Le petit Chaperon rouge»
— Le petit Chaperon rouge, qui entendit la grosse voix du Loup, eut peur d’abord, mais, croyant que sa mère-grand était enrhumée, répondit : C’est votre fille, le petit Chaperon rouge, qui vous apporte une galette et un petit pot de beurre, que ma mère vous envoie.
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.”
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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.
— Qui est là ?
“Who is there?”
— Le Loup lui cria en adoucissant un peu sa voix : Tire la chevillette, la bobinette cherra.
The Wolf called out to her, softening his voice a little: “Pull the peg, and the latch will fall.”
— Le petit Chaperon rouge tira la chevillette, et la porte s’ouvrit.
Little Red Riding Hood pulled the peg, and the door opened.
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.) |
| qui | qui | who, which, that (rel./interr. pron.); à qui — to whom, whose; qui… qui — one… another |
| entendit | entendre | to hear (v.) |
| grosse | gros | big, large, thick (adj.); gros — large (adv.); le cœur gros — heavy-hearted |
| voix | voix | voice (n., f.) |
| du | du | some; of the, from the (de + le) (art./contr.); du reste — besides |
| Loup | loup | wolf (n., m.) |
| eut | avoir | to have (v.); il y a — there is, there are; avoir beau + inf. — to do in vain; avoir peur — to be afraid |
| peur | peur | fear (n., f.); avoir peur — to be afraid; de peur que — for fear that; faire peur — to frighten |
| d | de | of, from; some, any (prep./partitive art.) — du pain, de l’eau; pas de — no, not any; de… en… — from… to… |
| abord | abord | d’abord — at first (n., m.; found in the phrase d’abord); d’abord que — as soon as (archaic) |
| mais | mais | but (conj.) |
| croyant | croire | to believe, think (v.); se croire — to think oneself; je crois bien — I should think so |
| que | que | that, which, whom; than; how…! (conj./rel. pron.); ne… que — only |
| 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 |
| était | être | to be (v.); c’est — it is; also forms the past of some verbs: elle est venue — she came |
| enrhumée | enrhumé | having a cold (adj.) |
| répondit | répondre | to answer, reply (v.) |
| C | ce | this, that; these, those (dem. adj.); it, that (pron.) — c’est, it is; ce qui, ce que — what |
| 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 |
| 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.) |
| beurre | beurre | butter (n., m.) |
| 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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