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Little Red Riding Hood

Intermediate 2 • 23 Words

This is a great video to start out with if you've just moved up to Upper-Intermediate! Although the story is familiar, you'll run into quite a bit of new vocabulary as well as conjugations in the literary past tense. Not only that, but you'll be able to learn a line from the original version of "Little Red Riding Hood"!

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Voici

histoire

une

petite

fille

très

jolie

Here is the story of a very pretty little girl,

		Word	Definition	Fluency
		velours (sing.) (masc.) (n.) velvet	(sing.) (masc.) (n.) velvet
		petit chaperon rouge (sing.) (masc.) (name) Little Red Riding Hood	(sing.) (masc.) (name) Little Red Riding Hood
		affaiblie (sing.) (fem.) (verbal adjective) weakened; feeble	(sing.) (fem.) (verbal adjective) weakened; feeble
		en chemin (expression) (invariable) on the road; on the way	(expression) (invariable) on the road; on the way
		t'...éloigne (pronominal v.) (Imperative) (tu) [don't] move away; [don't] leave	(pronominal v.) (Imperative) (tu) [don't] move away; [don't] leave
		sentier (masc.) (n.) path; trail	(masc.) (n.) path; trail
		promit (v.) (Passé simple) (literary) (il/elle / on) promised	(v.) (Passé simple) (literary) (il/elle / on) promised
		à peine (adv.) barely; hardly	(adv.) barely; hardly
		cueillir (v.) (Infinitive) to pick (plants)	(v.) (Infinitive) to pick (plants)
		retarder (v.) (Infinitive) to delay; to make [somebody] late	(v.) (Infinitive) to delay; to make [somebody] late
		tire la chevillette et la bobinette cherra (idiom) "Pull the latch and the bobbin will fall."	(idiom) "Pull the latch and the bobbin will fall."
		bondit (v.) (Present) (il/elle / on) leap[s]; bound[s]; jump[s]	(v.) (Present) (il/elle / on) leap[s]; bound[s]; jump[s]
		avale (v.) (Present) (il/elle / on) swallow[s]	(v.) (Present) (il/elle / on) swallow[s]
		bouchée (sing.) (fem.) (n.) mouthful	(sing.) (fem.) (n.) mouthful
		gambade (v.) (Present) (il/elle / on) frolick[s]; gambol[s]	(v.) (Present) (il/elle / on) frolick[s]; gambol[s]
		à la recherche des (pl.) (fem./masc.) (expression) (contracted 2nd part) looking for the; seeking the	(pl.) (fem./masc.) (expression) (contracted 2nd part) looking for the; seeking the
		se...jette...sur (pronominal v.) (Present) (il/elle / on) pounce[s] on; throw[s] oneself at	(pronominal v.) (Present) (il/elle / on) pounce[s] on; throw[s] oneself at
		chasseur (sing.) (masc.) (n.) hunter	(sing.) (masc.) (n.) hunter
		pattes (pl.) (fem.) (n.) legs [animals, insects]; paws	(pl.) (fem.) (n.) legs [animals, insects]; paws
		secoue (v.) (Present) (il/elle / on) shake[s]	(v.) (Present) (il/elle / on) shake[s]
		crache (v.) (Present) (je / il/elle / on) spit[s]	(v.) (Present) (je / il/elle / on) spit[s]
		quant au (sing.) (masc.) (prep.) (contracted 2nd part) as for the; with regards to the	(sing.) (masc.) (prep.) (contracted 2nd part) as for the; with regards to the
		désobéir (v.) (Infinitive) to disobey	(v.) (Infinitive) to disobey

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