ENCORE / VIANO – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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pull up /pyl œp/ C1 |
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cité /site/ B1 |
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masque /mask/ A2 |
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charme /ʃaʁm/ A2 |
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se lasser /sə lase/ B1 |
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oseille /ozɛj/ C1 |
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blessures /blesyʁ/ B1 |
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biff /bif/ C1 |
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coffre /kɔfʁ/ A2 |
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charbonner /ʃaʁbɔne/ C1 |
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casier /kazje/ B2 |
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haine /ɛn/ B1 |
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gang /ɡɑ̃ɡ/ B1 |
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capter /kapte/ B2 |
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balles /bal/ A2 |
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salope /salɔp/ C2 |
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parano /paʁano/ B2 |
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plug /plœɡ/ C2 |
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serré /sɛʁe/ B1 |
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déçu /desy/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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On doit pull up dans la cité d'en face
➔ Devoir + infinitive
➔ The structure “on doit pull up” using "devoir" followed by an infinitive verb (like "pull up") expresses obligation, necessity, or duty, meaning "must" or "have to".
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Y en a combien dans ma vie qui veulent test
➔ Il y a construction with 'en' and relative pronoun 'qui'
➔ The phrase “Y en a” is a colloquial form of "il y en a", meaning "there are some" or "there are [a certain quantity] of them". The pronoun "en" refers to an unspecified quantity. “Qui” is a relative pronoun, here introducing a clause modifying "combien" (how many people).
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Je réglais sur le tatami, encore
➔ L'imparfait (Imperfect tense)
➔ The imperfect tense “réglais” is used here to describe a past action that was habitual, repeated, or ongoing. The word "encore" (again/still) reinforces the idea of repetition.
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Pour eux j'aurais tout donné, encore
➔ Le conditionnel passé (Past Conditional)
➔ The past conditional tense “j'aurais tout donné” is used to express a hypothetical action that could have happened in the past but did not, often implying regret, unfulfilled conditions, or a hypothetical situation.
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Elle trouve pas le coffre de la Guinea
➔ Colloquial negation (omission of 'ne')
➔ In informal spoken French, the "ne" part of the standard negation "ne...pas" is often omitted, as seen in “trouve pas” instead of "ne trouve pas". This is very common in everyday conversation.
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Comme si tu avais cette vie
➔ 'Comme si' + Imparfait
➔ The expression “comme si” (as if, as though) is always followed by the imperfect tense “avais”, even if the main clause is in a different tense. It introduces a hypothetical or unreal comparison.
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On sourit mais il y a que de la haine derrière l'antipop mon pote
➔ Restrictive negation 'ne...que'
➔ The structure “il y a que” (colloquial for "il n'y a que") is a restrictive negation meaning "only" or "nothing but". It limits the scope of the verb or noun it modifies.
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Je te croisais là-bas, donc t'auras pas l'anneau
➔ Direct/Indirect object pronouns and sequence of tenses
➔ The pronoun “te” is used as a direct or indirect object. The sentence also demonstrates a sequence of tenses: “croisais” (imperfect for an ongoing or repeated past action) leading to a consequence in “t'auras” (futur simple for a future action).
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Woy la tappe, elle t'a rendu parano
➔ Causative verb 'rendre' + adjective in Passé Composé
➔ The verb “rendre” (“t'a rendu”) used with an adjective (“parano”) means "to make someone become" or "to render someone" a certain way. This structure is in the passé composé (past tense).
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Faut plus de lit
➔ Impersonal expression 'il faut' + 'plus de'
➔ “Faut” is a colloquial shortening of the impersonal verb "il faut", which expresses necessity or obligation ("it is necessary", "one must"). “Plus de” means "more of" and indicates quantity.