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One sentence of «Cappuccetto Rosso»
Quindi rinchiuse la porta e andò a mettersi nel letto della nonna, aspettando che arrivasse Cappuccetto Rosso, che, di lì a poco, venne a picchiare alla porta.
Then he shut the door again and went to get into the grandmother’s bed, waiting for Little Red Riding Hood to arrive, who, a little while later, came and knocked at the door.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
Il Lupo tirò la stanghetta, e la porta si aprì.
The Wolf pulled the latch, and the door opened.
As soon as he was inside, he threw himself on the good woman and devoured her in less time than it takes to tell, because it was three days since he had last broken his fast.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Quindi | quindi | then, so, therefore (adv.) |
| rinchiuse | rinchiudere | to shut, to close up, to lock (v.) |
| la | la | the (feminine); her, it (object); she (Tuscan subject) (art.) |
| porta | porta | door (n., f.); also porta — carries, from portare: se le porta il vento, the wind carries them off (v.) |
| e | e | and (ed before a vowel) (conj.) |
| andò | andare | to go; andarsene — to go away; va’ — go! (v.) |
| a | a | to, at; in (a before a vowel: ad) (prep.) |
| mettersi | mettere | to put; mettersi a — to begin to; messe — old form of mise (v.) |
| nel | nel | in the (in + il) (art./prep.) |
| letto | letto | bed (n., m.) |
| della | della | of the (di + la) (art./prep.) |
| nonna | nonna | grandmother, granny (n., f.) |
| aspettando | aspettare | to wait for, to await (v.) |
| che | che | that, which, who; what (che cosa); than (conj.) |
| arrivasse | arrivare | to arrive, to come to (v.) |
| Cappuccetto | Cappuccetto | Little Hood, Little Red Riding Hood’s name (proper name) |
| Rosso | Rosso | Red, as in Cappuccetto Rosso — Little Red Riding Hood (proper name) |
| di | di | of, from; than (also di’ — the imperative of dire, printed with an apostrophe) (prep.) |
| lì | lì | there; di lì a poco — shortly after (adv.) |
| poco | poco | little, few (pochi giorni — a few days); un poco, un po’ — a little, a bit (adj.) |
| venne | venire | to come; verrà concessa — will be granted (v.) |
| picchiare | picchiare | to knock, to bang; to beat (v.) |
| alla | alla | to the, at the (a + la) (art./prep.) |
Read «Cappuccetto Rosso» in the room Every word glossed where it stands, the English a tap away. The whole tale is free and asks for no account.