Case Départ – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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retour /ʁə.tuʁ/ A2 |
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départ /de.par/ A2 |
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musique /my.zi.k/ A1 |
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paniers /pã.nje/ B1 |
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calcule /kal.kyl/ B1 |
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profi té /pʁo.fi.te/ B2 |
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rom-com /ˈrɒm.kɒm/ (french slang) C1 |
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savonne /sa.vɔ.nə/ C1 |
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glisse /ɡlis/ B2 |
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mélo dies /me.li.dɔz/ A2 |
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dynamique /di.na.mik/ C1 |
Key Grammar Structures
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Je sors de ma bulle aujourd'hui
➔ Using the verb 'sortir' in the present tense with 'de' to indicate exiting or leaving a place.
➔ 'Je sors' is the first person singular form of 'sortir', meaning 'I am leaving/out of'.
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Le retour à 1, case départ.
➔ Using the noun phrase 'le retour à' + numeral to indicate 'returning to' a specific point or starting point.
➔ 'Le retour à 1' means 'the return to 1', symbolizing starting over or restarting from the beginning.
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On y va, on y va
➔ Use of 'on' as an informal subject pronoun for 'we' and the phrase 'y va' (goes there) with inversion for emphasis, forming an idiomatic expression.
➔ 'On y va' is an idiomatic French expression meaning 'Let's go' or 'We are going', with emphasis through inversion for colloquial style.
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C'est le son de ma musique
➔ Using 'c'est' (it is) + noun phrase to introduce or identify 'the sound of my music'.
➔ 'C'est' is a contraction of 'ce' (it) + 'est' (is), used to state or identify something: here, 'the sound of my music'.
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je calcule et j'en profite
➔ Use of reflexive pronouns 'je' (I) + 'calcule' (calculate) and 'j'en' (je + en) meaning 'I calculate and take advantage of it', demonstrating the object pronoun 'en'.
➔ 'Je calcule' is the first person singular form of 'calculer' (to calculate), and 'j'en profite' means 'I profit from it', with 'en' as a pronoun replacing the object.
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Le début de mon histoire.
➔ Use of the noun phrase 'le début de' + possessive pronoun + noun to specify 'the beginning of my story'.
➔ 'Le début de mon histoire' means 'the beginning of my story', indicating the start point of her personal narrative.