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One sentence of «Cappuccetto Rosso»
Il Lupo gridò di dentro, assottigliando un po’ la voce:
The Wolf shouted from inside, making his voice a little thinner:
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Il | il | the (masculine singular) (art.) |
| Lupo | lupo | wolf (n., m.) |
| gridò | gridare | to shout, to cry out (v.) |
| di | di | of, from; than (also di’ — the imperative of dire, printed with an apostrophe) (prep.) |
| dentro | dentro | inside; là dentro — in there (adv.) |
| assottigliando | assottigliare | to make thinner, to make shrill (v.) |
| un | un | a, an (masculine; un’ before a feminine vowel) (art.) |
| po’ | poco | little, few (pochi giorni — a few days); un poco, un po’ — a little, a bit (adj.) |
| la | la | the (feminine); her, it (object); she (Tuscan subject) (art.) |
| voce | voce | voice; dare la voce — to call out (n., f.) |
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.