Ici et là – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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signes /siɲ/ A2 |
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limousines /lɪˈmuːzɪn/ B2 |
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panne /pan/ B2 |
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tour /tuːr/ A2 |
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hasard /azaʁ/ B2 |
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goudron /gu.dʁɔ̃/ C1 |
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mètres /mɛtʁ/ A2 |
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tourné /tuʁne/ B2 |
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garçons /ɡaʁsɔ̃/ A2 |
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musée /mɥze/ A2 |
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tour /tuːʁ/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Même si c'est le même soleil
➔ Conditional clause using 'si'
➔ 'si' indicates a condition that affects the reality or possibility of the action
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Tu sautes le périph'
➔ Present tense of the verb 'sauter'
➔ 'Tu' is the second person singular pronoun, and 'sautes' is the present tense form of 'sauter'
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Là l'escalator est en panne
➔ Present tense of 'etre' in the indicative mood
➔ 'est' is the third person singular present tense of 'être', meaning 'is'
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Rêvant de grosses limousines allemandes
➔ Present participle used as a gerund to describe an ongoing action
➔ The participle 'Rêvant' indicates the act of dreaming ongoing in the present
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Même si c'est le même soleil
➔ Expression of concession using 'même si'
➔ 'même si' introduces a concessive clause, meaning 'even if'
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Le regard que nous portons sur ce hasard
➔ Relative clause using 'que' to specify the noun 'regard'
➔ 'que' introduces a relative clause providing more information about 'regard'
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Tu sautes le périph', allez
➔ Imperative mood used in 'allez' to give a command or encouragement
➔ 'allez' is the imperative form of 'aller', meaning 'go' or 'come on'
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I shot the sheriff, Bob Marley
➔ Simple past tense used in the phrase
➔ 'shot' is the simple past tense of 'shoot', indicating a completed action