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One sentence of «Cappuccetto Rosso»


Sentence 29 of 43 · Cappuccetto Rosso, Carlo Collodi, after Charles Perrault, 1875

Il Lupo, vistala entrare, le disse, nascondendosi sotto le coperte:

The Wolf, seeing her come in, said to her, hiding under the blankets:

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As printedDictionary formMeaning
Il ilthe (masculine singular) (art.)
Lupo lupowolf (n., m.)
vistala vedereto see; vedersi — to find oneself; visto che — seeing that (v.)
entrare entrareto enter, to come in (v.)
le lethe (feminine plural); to her; them (f.) (art.)
disse direto say, to tell; aver da dire — to have dealings (v.)
nascondendosi nascondereto hide; nascondersi — to hide oneself (v.)
sotto sottounder; di sotto a — from under (prep.)
coperte copertablanket, cover (n., f.)

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