One sentence of «Le petit Chaperon rouge»
— Ma mère-grand, que vous avez de grandes dents !
“Grandmother, what big teeth you have!”
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
— Ma mère-grand, que vous avez de grands yeux !
“Grandmother, what big eyes you have!”
— C’est pour mieux te voir, mon enfant !
“All the better to see you with, my child!”
“They are to eat you with!”
Et, en disant ces mots, ce méchant Loup se jeta sur le petit Chaperon rouge, et la mangea.
And, saying these words, this wicked Wolf threw himself upon Little Red Riding Hood, and ate her up.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Ma | mon | my (mon, ma, mes) (poss. adj.) |
| mère-grand | mère-grand | grandmother (n., f.) — Perrault’s word |
| que | que | that, which, whom; than; how…! (conj./rel. pron.); ne… que — only |
| vous | vous | you (pron.) |
| avez | avoir | to have (v.); il y a — there is, there are; avoir beau + inf. — to do in vain; avoir peur — to be afraid |
| de | de | of, from; some, any (prep./partitive art.) — du pain, de l’eau; pas de — no, not any; de… en… — from… to… |
| grandes | grand | big, tall, great (adj.); grand’mère — grandmother; grand seigneur — great lord; grand ouvert — wide open |
| dents | dent | tooth (n., f.); à belles dents — with gusto |
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