Allo Le Monde – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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monde /mɔ̃d/ A1 |
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aller /ale/ A1 |
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bien /bjɛ̃/ A1 |
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nouvelles /nuvɛl/ A2 |
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gens /ʒɑ̃/ A2 |
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amour /amuʁ/ A2 |
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vie /vi/ A2 |
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soin /swɛ̃/ A2 |
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peine /pɛn/ B1 |
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avenir /av(ə)niʁ/ B1 |
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forces /fɔʁs/ B1 |
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moral /mɔʁal/ B1 |
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paix /pɛ/ B1 |
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étranges /etʁɑ̃ʒ/ B2 |
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révolte /ʁevɔlt/ B2 |
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effroi /efʁwa/ C1 |
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funèbres /fy.nɛbʁ/ C1 |
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hystéries /is.te.ʁi/ C1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Il paraît que les nouvelles / Ne sont pas si bonnes
➔ Impersonal verb 'paraître' + 'que' + subjunctive mood (optional)
➔ 'Il paraît que' introduces a statement of appearance or hearsay. The subjunctive is sometimes used after 'paraître que' when the certainty is questionable, though the indicative is also common. 'Si bonnes' means 'so good/as good'
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Que le moral descend / Et que les forces t'abandonnent
➔ Subjunctive mood after 'que' expressing a consequence/supposition.
➔ Although the subjunctive is not strictly required here, its usage emphasizes the speaker's concern and the hypothetical nature of the events. 'Descend' and 'abandonnent' are in the subjunctive.
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Que l'avenir qui t'attend / Se joue sur le fil du rasoir
➔ Reflexive verb 'se jouer' used metaphorically. Relative clause 'qui t'attend'
➔ 'Se joue sur le fil du rasoir' means something is at a critical point. 'Qui t'attend' is a relative clause referring to the future that awaits you.
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Qu'en est-il de l'amour
➔ Idiomatic expression 'Qu'en est-il de...?' meaning 'What about...?'
➔ This phrase is used to introduce a new topic or to inquire about the state of something.
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Ne te laisse pas aller comme ça
➔ Negative imperative with a reflexive verb: 'se laisser aller'. 'Comme ça' - 'like that'
➔ 'Se laisser aller' means to let oneself go, to give up. The negative imperative is used to give a command not to do something. 'Comme ça' describes a current state or manner.
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Quel est le nom du mal / Dont tu subis la fièvre
➔ Relative pronoun 'dont' replacing 'de + noun'.
➔ 'Dont' replaces 'du mal' or 'de ce mal'. It simplifies the sentence by avoiding repetition. 'La fièvre dont tu subis' means 'the fever that you suffer from (that ill)'.
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Dis-moi, ce que je peux faire / De ma petite place
➔ Imperative form 'Dis-moi' (Tell me). Indirect question 'ce que je peux faire' (what I can do). Preposition 'de' indicating origin/source.
➔ 'Dis-moi' is a direct request. 'Ce que je peux faire' is a clause acting as the object of the verb 'dis'. 'De ma petite place' indicates that the speaker is wondering what they can do given their limited influence.