One sentence of «Le petit Chaperon rouge»
— C’est pour mieux t’embrasser, ma fille !
“All the better to hug you with, my child!”
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
Little Red Riding Hood undresses and goes to get into the bed, where she was very much astonished to see what her grandmother looked like in her nightclothes.
— Elle lui dit : Ma mère-grand, que vous avez de grands bras !
She said to her: “Grandmother, what big arms you have!”
— Ma mère-grand, que vous avez de grandes jambes !
“Grandmother, what big legs you have!”
— C’est pour mieux courir, mon enfant !
“All the better to run with, my child!”
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| C | ce | this, that; these, those (dem. adj.); it, that (pron.) — c’est, it is; ce qui, ce que — what |
| est | être | to be (v.); c’est — it is; also forms the past of some verbs: elle est venue — she came |
| pour | pour | for; in order to (prep.); pour moi — as for me; pour sa sœur — as for her sister |
| mieux | mieux | better (adv.); pour mieux — the better to; il vaut mieux — it is better; aimer mieux — to prefer |
| t | te | you, to you; yourself (pron.) |
| embrasser | embrasser | to hug, embrace; to kiss (v.) |
| ma | mon | my (mon, ma, mes) (poss. adj.) |
| fille | fille | daughter; girl (n., f.); jeune fille — girl, young woman; petite fille — little girl; ma fille — my child |
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