Caméléon – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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histoire /istwaʁ/ B2 |
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question /kɛstjɔ̃/ B2 |
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flouze /fluz/ B2 |
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doute /dut/ B2 |
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gouffre /ɡufʁ/ C1 |
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temps /tɑ̃/ A2 |
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sentir /sɑ̃tiʁ/ B1 |
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partir /paʁtiʁ/ B1 |
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attraper /atʁape/ B2 |
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aimant /ɛmɑ̃/ B2 |
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dire /diʁ/ A2 |
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caméléon /kamələ̃/ B2 |
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promettre /pʁɔmɛtʁ/ B2 |
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sentiments /sɑ̃tima/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Quand tu disais "Oui", moi, je disais "Non"
➔ past tense in reported speech
➔ The structure uses the **past tense** to report what was said in a previous moment.
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Je t'ai senti partir
➔ compound tense (passé composé + infinitive)
➔ The **passé composé** tense expresses completed actions in the past, here combined with the infinitive 'partir'.
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Il faut que je fasse attention
➔ subjonctif mood after 'il faut que'
➔ The phrase **il faut que** requires the **subjunctive mood** in the subordinate clause to express necessity or obligation.
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On s'est laissé tomber
➔ reflexive verb in passé composé with pronoun agreement
➔ The **reflexive verb** 'se laisser tomber' uses the auxiliary 'être' in the **passé composé**, with the past participle agreeing in gender and number when necessary.
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Y'a ces sentiments que tu déguises
➔ use of relative clause with present tense
➔ The clause **que tu déguises** is a relative clause modifying '**ces sentiments**' in the present tense, describing ongoing actions.
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Je n'étais pas au rendez-vous
➔ imperfect tense in negative form
➔ The **imparfait** tense is used in the negative to describe ongoing or habitual past actions that did not occur.
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Trop compliqué, okay
➔ adjective + adverb + colloquial expression
➔ The phrase combines an **adjective** ('compliqué') with an **adverb** ('trop') and colloquial usage ('okay') to express a casual conclusion.