Dans l'Hélico – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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hélico /e.li.ko/ B1 |
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fufu /fy.fy/ C1 |
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manières /ma.njɛʁ/ B2 |
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carrière /ka.ʁjɛʁ/ B1 |
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détente /de.tɑ̃t/ B1 |
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gadji /ɡa.dʒi/ C1 |
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comédien /kɔ.me.djɛ̃/ B2 |
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pétées /pe.te/ C1 |
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business /bi.zi.nɛs/ B1 |
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finesse /fi.nɛs/ B2 |
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peine /pɛn/ B2 |
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ouragan /u.ʁa.ɡɑ̃/ B2 |
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sacoche /sa.kɔʃ/ B1 |
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détecteur /de.tɛk.tœʁ/ B2 |
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shit /ʃit/ C1 |
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motcha /mɔ.tʃa/ C2 |
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homard /ɔ.maʁ/ B1 |
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piscine /pi.sin/ A2 |
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grinder /ɡʁaj.n.dœʁ/ C1 |
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dédicace /de.di.kas/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Déterminé, j'ai la mentale
➔ Use of 'avoir' with a noun (colloquial for quality/state)
➔ “j'ai la mentale” - The verb “avoir” (to have) is used here in a colloquial way to express possessing a certain mindset or mental strength, often replacing a more formal structure like “être” + adjective.
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Derrière, j'ai plus 10 ans de carrière
➔ 'Plus' + number for 'more than'
➔ “j'ai plus 10 ans” - In this context, “plus” followed by a number signifies “more than” that quantity, indicating an excess or duration beyond a certain point.
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Oh mon pote, qu'est-ce que tu vas redescendre
➔ Interrogative pronoun 'qu'est-ce que'
➔ “qu'est-ce que” - This is a common interrogative phrase used to ask “what” when the object of the question is an inanimate thing or an action.
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Je suis en Fufu tout le week-end
➔ 'Être en' + noun (state/mode)
➔ “suis en Fufu” - The structure “être en” is used to indicate being in a particular state, mode, or type of activity, in this case, a colloquial state of being “under the influence” or “chilling”.
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J'atterris chez Tony Montana
➔ Preposition 'chez' + proper noun (at someone's place)
➔ “J'atterris chez Tony Montana” - The preposition “chez” is used to refer to someone's home, place of work, or general location associated with a person, meaning “at Tony Montana's place”.
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Toi tu as coulé, tu nous fais de la peine
➔ Idiomatic expression 'faire de la peine à quelqu'un'
➔ “tu nous fais de la peine” - This is an idiomatic expression meaning “to cause sadness,” “to make someone feel sorry for,” or “to elicit pity from someone.”
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Je lui dis que je m'appelle Enrico
➔ Indirect object pronoun 'lui'
➔ “Je lui dis” - “Lui” is an indirect object pronoun that replaces “à + [person/thing],” meaning “to him” or “to her,” indicating the recipient of the action of saying.
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Je me les tape
➔ Reflexive verb 'se taper' (colloquial usage)
➔ “Je me les tape” - “Se taper” is a reflexive verb that, in this colloquial context, means to have a casual sexual encounter with someone or to get something done. Here, “les” refers to “girls/women.”
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Sous les yeux de la Guardia Civil
➔ Prepositional phrase 'sous les yeux de'
➔ “Sous les yeux de la Guardia Civil” - This phrase means “in the presence of,” “under the observation of,” or “in plain sight of” someone or something.
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Elle me dit qu'elle m'aime, elle est sur Tinder
➔ Subordinating conjunction 'que' to introduce a subordinate clause
➔ “Elle me dit qu'elle m'aime” - “Que” introduces a subordinate clause, often used to report speech or thoughts, meaning “that”.