le Petit Chaperon Rouge
Grammar & Usage
How it works
This noun phrase consists of the masculine singular definite article 'le', the preposed adjective 'petit' (size), the head noun 'chaperon' (hood), and the postposed color adjective 'rouge'. Despite referring to a young girl, the phrase is grammatically masculine because the head noun 'chaperon' is masculine (a metonymic reference). It functions syntactically as a proper name for both the character and the traditional fairy tale.
Sample sentences
Le Petit Chaperon Rouge apporte une galette et un petit pot de beurre à sa grand-mère malade.
Little Red Riding Hood brings a cake and a little pot of butter to her sick grandmother.
En traversant le bois, le Petit Chaperon Rouge rencontre le loup.
While crossing the woods, Little Red Riding Hood meets the wolf.
Charles Perrault a rendu le conte du Petit Chaperon Rouge célèbre à travers le monde.
Charles Perrault made the tale of Little Red Riding Hood famous across the world.
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Example
Le Petit Chaperon Rouge apporte une galette et un petit pot de beurre à sa grand-mère malade.
Little Red Riding Hood brings a cake and a little pot of butter to her sick grandmother.
En traversant le bois, le Petit Chaperon Rouge rencontre le loup.
While crossing the woods, Little Red Riding Hood meets the wolf.
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