Elle M'a Aimé – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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crois /kʁwa/ A2 |
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bien /bjɛ̃/ A1 |
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trop /tʁo/ A2 |
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lâche /lɑʃ/ B2 |
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adieu /a.djø/ B1 |
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regarder /ʁə.ɡaʁ.de/ A2 |
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partir /paʁ.tiʁ/ B1 |
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même /mɛm/ A2 |
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rêve /ʁɛv/ A2 |
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revenir /ʁ(ə)v.niʁ/ B2 |
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amour /amuʁ/ A1 |
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cœur /kœʁ/ A2 |
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donner /dɔ.ne/ A2 |
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rien /ʁjɛ̃/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Je crois que j'étais bien trop lâche
➔ Use of the imperfect tense ('étais') to describe a past state or ongoing condition.
➔ 'étais' is the imperfect tense of 'être' used to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
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Elle m'a aimé
➔ Use of the perfect tense ('a aimé') to express a completed action in the past.
➔ 'a aimé' is the auxiliary 'avoir' in the present tense + past participle, forming the passé composé to indicate completed actions.
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Qu'est ce que j'ai donné en retour?
➔ Use of interrogative form 'Qu'est-ce que' to ask a question, with inversion of the auxiliary and subject for emphasis.
➔ 'Qu'est-ce que' is a fixed interrogative phrase meaning 'what,' often used at the beginning of questions, with inversion of the auxiliary verb and subject for formal questions.
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Restent à jamais irréversibles
➔ Use of the present tense 'Restent' with the adverbial phrase 'à jamais' to emphasize permanence.
➔ 'Restent' is the third person plural form of 'rester' (to remain), used here with 'à jamais' to indicate that certain things are permanently unchanged.