Ce soir ne sors pas – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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sors /sɔʁ/ A2 |
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fréquenté /fʁɛkɑ̃te/ B2 |
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boîtes /bwat/ A2 |
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blindée /blɛ̃de/ B2 |
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narcotraficante /naʁkɔtʁafikɑ̃t/ B2 |
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gueugi /møʒi/ A1 |
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reverras /ʁəveʁa/ B1 |
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refait /ʁəfɛ/ B2 |
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cérémonie /seʁemɔni/ B2 |
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mélodie /melɔdi/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Ce soir ne sors pas, c'est trop mal fréquenté
➔ Imperative negative with adverb of degree
➔ The phrase "ne sors pas" is a negative imperative, telling someone not to go out. "Trop mal fréquenté" uses "trop" (too much) to indicate a high degree of undesirability.
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Les boîtes sont blindées de narcotraficante
➔ Passive voice with 'être' + past participle + 'de' + noun
➔ "Sont blindées de narcotraficante" means "are filled with drug dealers." The structure 'être' + past participle forms the passive, and 'de' indicates what they are filled with.
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Bisous au physio', j'sais déjà où j'vais m'ser-po
➔ Contraction and informal future tense
➔ "J'sais" is a contraction of "je sais". "J'vais m'ser-po" is an informal way of saying "je vais me poser" (I'm going to settle down), using the near future tense (aller + infinitive) and slang.
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J'fais semblant d'être au phone, J'évite les: "Meugi, fais moi rentrer!"
➔ Indirect speech and imperative
➔ "J'fais semblant d'être au phone" shows indirect action - pretending to be on the phone. "Fais moi rentrer!" is a direct imperative, a command to let him in.
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Ce soir c'est sûr, y'a les plus belles de Paname
➔ Impersonal construction and superlative
➔ "Y'a" is an informal contraction of "il y a" (there is/are), used in an impersonal construction. "Les plus belles de Paname" is a superlative, meaning "the most beautiful (girls) in Paris".
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Personne à ta table, t'es même pas michtonable
➔ Negative pronoun and passive potential
➔ "Personne à ta table" uses the negative pronoun "personne" (nobody). "Michtonable" (slang) implies 'able to be mooched off' or exploited financially. "T'es même pas michtonable" - you are not even worth exploiting financially.
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J'suis dans le club de l'année, Phillip Plein dans le carré
➔ Use of preposition and noun phrases
➔ "Dans le club de l'année" uses the preposition "dans" to indicate location, and "de l'année" to modify "club". "Phillip Plein dans le carré" indicates location again within the VIP area.