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One sentence of «Cappuccetto Rosso»


Sentence 24 of 43 · Cappuccetto Rosso, Carlo Collodi, after Charles Perrault, 1875

Cappuccetto Rosso, che sentì il vocione grosso del Lupo, ebbe dapprincipio un po’ di paura; ma credendo che la sua nonna fosse infreddata rispose:

Little Red Riding Hood, who heard the Wolf’s big gruff voice, was at first a little afraid; but believing that her grandmother had a cold, she answered:

Every word in it

As printedDictionary formMeaning
Cappuccetto CappuccettoLittle Hood, Little Red Riding Hood’s name (proper name)
Rosso RossoRed, as in Cappuccetto Rosso — Little Red Riding Hood (proper name)
che chethat, which, who; what (che cosa); than (conj.)
sentì sentireto hear; to feel; chi lo sente — who will bear his fury (v.)
il ilthe (masculine singular) (art.)
vocione vocionebig deep voice, booming voice (n., m.)
grosso grossobig, thick; voce grossa — deep, gruff voice (adj.)
del delof the (di + il); some (art./prep.)
Lupo lupowolf (n., m.)
ebbe avereto have (avea, aveano — old forms of aveva, avevano) (v.)
dapprincipio dapprincipioat first, in the beginning (adv.)
un una, an (masculine; un’ before a feminine vowel) (art.)
po’ pocolittle, few (pochi giorni — a few days); un poco, un po’ — a little, a bit (adj.)
di diof, from; than (also di’ — the imperative of dire, printed with an apostrophe) (prep.)
paura paurafear (aver paura — to be afraid; per paura di — for fear of) (n., f.)
ma mabut (conj.)
credendo credereto believe; credersi — to believe oneself (v.)
la lathe (feminine); her, it (object); she (Tuscan subject) (art.)
sua suohis, her, its; Sua Maestà — His Majesty (adj.)
nonna nonnagrandmother, granny (n., f.)
fosse essereto be; c’è, c’era — there is, there was (son, saran — clipped forms of sono, saranno) (v.)
infreddata infreddareinfreddarsi — to catch a cold (v.)
rispose rispondereto answer; rispondere di — to answer for (v.)

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