Béton armé – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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béton /be.tɔ̃/ A2 |
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lune /lyn/ A1 |
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nuit /nɥi/ A1 |
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fleur /flœʁ/ A2 |
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mort /mɔʁ/ B1 |
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danse /dɑ̃s/ A2 |
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risque /ʁisk/ B2 |
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triste /tʁist/ B1 |
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ambulance /ɑ̃.by.lɑ̃s/ B1 |
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métre /mɛtʁ/ A2 |
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amertume /a.mɛʁ.tym/ B2 |
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histoire /is.twaʁ/ A2 |
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territoire /te.ʁi.twaʁ/ B2 |
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perdu /pɛʁ.dy/ B1 |
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bonheur /bɔ.nœʁ/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Il n'en reste qu'une
➔ Negative expression with 'ne...pas' and an indefinite pronoun
➔ 'Il n'en reste qu'une' means 'Only one remains.' 'Ne...pas' forms the negation, and 'en' is an indirect object pronoun referring to 'un(e)'.
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Que du béton armé, mé, mé
➔ Partitive article 'que du' used for unspecified quantities
➔ 'Que du' is used here to indicate an unspecified amount of 'béton armé' (reinforced concrete).
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Les morts sur de l'amor
➔ Preposition 'sur' used to indicate 'on' or 'about' with nouns
➔ 'Les morts sur de l'amor' can be interpreted as 'The dead on love' or 'about love.' 'Sur' connects 'morts' and 'de l'amor' indicating a thematic or spatial relation.
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On aime vivre dans la vie du risque
➔ Use of 'dans' to indicate 'inside' or 'within' a noun phrase
➔ 'Dans la vie du risque' means 'within the life of risk,' indicating a way of life embracing danger or uncertainty.
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Le béton est en transe
➔ Prepositional phrase 'en transe' meaning 'in trance or trance-like state'
➔ 'En transe' describes a state of being mentally absorbed or in a trance-like condition.
Album: 2019-2019
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