One sentence of «Le petit Chaperon rouge»
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.
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— Ma mère-grand, que vous avez de grandes dents !
“Grandmother, what big teeth you have!”
“They are to eat you with!”
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Et | et | and (conj.) |
| 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 |
| disant | dire | to say, tell (v.); on aurait dit — you would have said; se dire — to say to oneself |
| ces | ce | this, that; these, those (dem. adj.); it, that (pron.) — c’est, it is; ce qui, ce que — what |
| mots | mot | word (n., m.) |
| méchant | méchant | wicked, nasty; wretched, shabby (adj.) — méchants habits, shabby clothes |
| Loup | loup | wolf (n., m.) |
| se | se | himself, herself, itself, themselves; each other (reflexive pron.); s’ also stands for si — if — in s’il, s’ils |
| jeta | jeter | to throw (v.); se jeter sur — to throw oneself upon, pounce on |
| sur | sur | on, upon (prep.) |
| 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.) |
| mangea | manger | to eat (v.); mangé aux bords — worn, nibbled at the edges |
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