Lyrics & Translation
Discover Booba's impactful 2019 track 'GLAIVE,' a hip-hop anthem that showcases his assertive lyrical style and powerful presence. Learn about the song's themes of enduring conflict and personal conviction through its compelling lyrics and production.
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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crois /kʁwa/ B1 |
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fais /fɛ/ A2 |
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longtemps /lɔ̃tɑ̃/ B1 |
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guerre /ɡɛʁ/ B2 |
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prochain /pʁɔʃɛ̃/ B1 |
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vie /vi/ A2 |
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croix /kʁwa/ B2 |
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paix /pɛ/ B2 |
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Dieu /djø/ C1 |
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pouvoir /puvwaʁ/ B2 |
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guerre /ɡɛʁ/ 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?
➔ Question formation with inversion of verb and subject, using 'ne ... pas'.
➔ It’s a negative question structure with inversion, common in formal French.
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Tellement longtemps que j'fais la guerre
➔ Using 'tellement ... que' to express a cause-and-effect relationship ('so much ... that').
➔ It introduces a clause showing the extent or degree of an action, leading to a result.
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J'ai dû réécrire tous ces livres
➔ Using 'avoir dû' + infinitive to express necessity or obligation in the past ('had to').
➔ It indicates that there was a necessity or obligation to perform an action in the past.
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Elle m'a cherché dans tout l'étage
➔ Using 'avoir + past participle' to form the passé composé tense (perfect tense).
➔ It forms the compound past tense to describe completed actions in the past.
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Y'a ceux qui ont sorti le glaive
➔ Using 'y a' as an informal contraction of 'il y a' to mean 'there are' or 'there is', followed by relative clauses.
➔ It is an informal way to introduce the existence of something, often followed by descriptive clauses.
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Tout peut sombrer si vite, ici, rien ne reste sans suite
➔ Using 'si + subjunctive' to express possibility or condition ('if it happens') and 'sans suite' as an idiomatic expression meaning 'without follow-up'.
➔ It expresses that everything can quickly go wrong if certain conditions are met.
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Ce n'est qu'un au revoir, si haut de l'autre côté des lois
➔ Using 'ce n'est que' + noun phrase to mean 'it's only' or 'just a', and 'si + phrase' for condition ('if').
➔ It emphasizes that it's only a temporary farewell, conditioned by certain circumstances.
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J'passais une commande Uber Eats pendant qu'j'lui mettais des doigts
➔ Using imperfect tense 'passais' and 'mettais' to describe ongoing past actions ('was ordering' and 'was putting').
➔ It describes an ongoing action happening simultaneously with another past activity.
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