GLAIVE – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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guerre /ɡɛʁ/ A2 |
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paix /pɛ/ A2 |
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pouvoir /pu.vwaʁ/ B1 |
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vie /vi/ A1 |
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argent /aʁ.ʒɑ̃/ A1 |
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équipe /e.kip/ A2 |
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rêve /ʁɛv/ A2 |
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table /tabl/ A1 |
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lois /lwa/ B1 |
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caisse /kɛs/ B1 |
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changement /ʃɑ̃ʒ.mɑ̃/ A2 |
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alcool /al.kɔl/ A2 |
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suite /sɥit/ B1 |
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élite /e.lit/ B2 |
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glaive /ɡlɛv/ C1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Ne crois-tu pas qu'je sais c'que j'fais?
➔ Interrogative form with inversion.
➔ The phrase uses inversion in the question, where the subject and verb are switched, as in "Do you not believe..."
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La paix sera toute nouvelle peut-être qu'on l'appréciera.
➔ Future tense with 'sera'.
➔ The future tense is used to express an action that will happen, as in "peace will be..."
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J'ai dû réécrire tous ces livres.
➔ Past tense with 'dû'.
➔ The past tense is used to indicate an action that has already occurred, as in "I had to rewrite..."
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Tout peut sombrer si vite.
➔ Conditional clause with 'si'.
➔ The conditional clause introduces a condition under which something may happen, as in "Everything can sink if..."
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J'passais une commande Uber Eats pendant qu'j'lui mettais des doigts.
➔ Past continuous tense.
➔ The past continuous tense describes an action that was ongoing in the past, as in "I was placing an order... while..."
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Y'a ceux qui ont sorti le glaive.
➔ Use of 'y'a' as informal contraction of 'il y a'.
➔ The informal contraction 'y'a' is commonly used in spoken French to mean 'there is' or 'there are'.
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J'ai trop d'argent, je ne rêve plus mais hamdoullah, j'ai tout.
➔ Use of 'mais' to contrast ideas.
➔ The conjunction 'mais' is used to introduce a contrast between two statements, as in "I have too much money, but..."