One sentence of «Le petit Chaperon rouge»
— 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.”
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
— 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.”
— 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.) |
| Loup | loup | wolf (n., m.) |
| lui | lui | him; to him, to her (pron.) |
| cria | crier | to cry out, shout, call (v.); crier au voleur — to cry “stop thief” |
| 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 |
| adoucissant | adoucir | to soften, sweeten (v.) |
| un | un | a, an; one (art./num.); l’un… l’autre — the one… the other; les unes… les autres — some… others |
| peu | peu | little (adv.); un peu — a little; si peu — so little; peu instruit — little schooled |
| 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.) |
| Tire | tirer | to pull, draw (v.) |
| chevillette | chevillette | little peg, latch-pin (n., f.) |
| bobinette | bobinette | little bobbin; the wooden latch of a cottage door (n., f.) — Perrault’s word |
| cherra | choir | to fall (v., archaic) — cherra, will fall |
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