One sentence of «Le petit Chaperon rouge»
— Ma mère-grand, que vous avez de grandes jambes !
“Grandmother, what big legs you have!”
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
— Elle lui dit : Ma mère-grand, que vous avez de grands bras !
She said to her: “Grandmother, what big arms you have!”
— C’est pour mieux t’embrasser, ma fille !
“All the better to hug you with, my child!”
— C’est pour mieux courir, mon enfant !
“All the better to run with, my child!”
— Ma mère-grand, que vous avez de grandes oreilles !
“Grandmother, what big ears you have!”
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 |
| jambes | jambe | leg (n., f.) |
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