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One sentence of «Cappuccetto Rosso»


Sentence 14 of 43 · Cappuccetto Rosso, Carlo Collodi, after Charles Perrault, 1875

«Benissimo», disse il Lupo, «voglio venire a vederla anch’io.

“Very well,” said the Wolf, “I want to go and see her too.

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The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.

Io piglierò da questa parte, e tu da quell’altra, e faremo a chi arriva più presto.»

I shall take this way, and you that other one, and we shall see who gets there first.”

Every word in it

As printedDictionary formMeaning
Benissimo benissimovery well, excellent (adv.)
disse direto say, to tell; aver da dire — to have dealings (v.)
il ilthe (masculine singular) (art.)
Lupo lupowolf (n., m.)
voglio volereto want; (n.) will, goodwill; voler bene — to love (v.)
venire venireto come; verrà concessa — will be granted (v.)
a ato, at; in (a before a vowel: ad) (prep.)
vederla vedereto see; vedersi — to find oneself; visto che — seeing that (v.)
anch’ anchealso, too, even (adv.)
io ioI (pron.)

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