Debout les gars – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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montagne /mɔ̃.taɲ/ A1 |
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gars /ɡaʁ/ A1 |
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route /ʁut/ A1 |
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dynamite /dynamit/ B1 |
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enfants /ɑ̃.fɑ̃/ A1 |
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fiers /fjɛʁ/ B1 |
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brouillard /bʁu.jaʁ/ B2 |
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soleil /sɔ.lɛj/ A1 |
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monde /mɔ̃d/ A1 |
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terminé /tɛʁ.mi.ne/ B1 |
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séparer /se.pa.ʁe/ B1 |
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oubli /u.bli/ B2 |
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ensemble /ɑ̃.sɑ̃.bl/ A2 |
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passer /pa.se/ A2 |
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fou /fu/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Debout les gars, réveillez-vous
➔ Imperative mood
➔ The phrase "réveillez-vous" is in the imperative mood, used to give commands or requests.
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Il va falloir en mettre un coup
➔ Future construction with 'aller'
➔ The phrase "Il va falloir" indicates a future necessity or obligation.
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On va au bout du monde
➔ Use of 'on' as an indefinite subject
➔ The pronoun "on" is used to refer to people in general, similar to 'we' or 'one'.
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Il ne faut pas se dégonfler
➔ Negative construction with 'ne... pas'
➔ The phrase "Il ne faut pas" expresses a prohibition or advice against doing something.
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Les gens nous prenaient pour des fous
➔ Imperfect tense for past actions
➔ The verb "prenaient" is in the imperfect tense, indicating a past action that was ongoing or habitual.
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Mais nous, on passera partout
➔ Simple future tense
➔ The verb "passera" is in the simple future tense, indicating an action that will happen.
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Il faudra bien se séparer
➔ Future necessity with 'falloir'
➔ The phrase "Il faudra" indicates a future necessity or obligation.
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Mais on oubliera jamais, jamais
➔ Use of 'jamais' for emphasis
➔ The repetition of "jamais" emphasizes the certainty of never forgetting.