One sentence of «Le petit Chaperon rouge»
— Le petit Chaperon rouge tira la chevillette, et la porte s’ouvrit.
Little Red Riding Hood pulled the peg, and the door opened.
Where it stands
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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 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.”
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.) |
| tira | tirer | to pull, draw (v.) |
| chevillette | chevillette | little peg, latch-pin (n., f.) |
| et | et | and (conj.) |
| porte | porte | door, gate (n., f.); also a form of porter — comment se porte… ? how is… ? |
| s | se | himself, herself, itself, themselves; each other (reflexive pron.); s’ also stands for si — if — in s’il, s’ils |
| ouvrit | ouvrir | to open (v.) |
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