Le gouffre – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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gouffre /ɡufʁ/ B2 |
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importance /ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tɑ̃s/ B1 |
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animal /a.ni.mal/ A2 |
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sentir /sɑ̃.tiʁ/ B1 |
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belle /bɛl/ A2 |
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mal /mal/ A2 |
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rappel /ʁa.pɛl/ B2 |
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haine /ɛn/ B2 |
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couteau /ku.to/ A2 |
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bar /baʁ/ A1 |
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chemin /ʃə.mɛ̃/ A2 |
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improviser /ɛ̃.pʁo.vi.ze/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Tu penses que ta vie est sans grande importance
➔ Use of the subjunctive mood with 'que' to express doubt or subjectivity.
➔ 'Penses' is a verb in the present tense for 'tu'.
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Dans ta tête y a des bruits
➔ Use of 'il y a' to indicate existence, translating to 'there are/ is'.
➔ 'Y a' is a contraction of 'il y a', meaning 'there are' or 'there is'.
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Je sais pas ce qui te ronge
➔ Use of 'ce qui' as a relative pronoun to refer to 'what' or 'that which'.
➔ 'Ce qui' introduces a relative clause that functions as the subject of the sentence.
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Sentant l'odeur du souffre
➔ Use of the present participle 'sentant' to indicate simultaneous action or manner.
➔ 'Sentant' is the present participle of 'sentir', meaning 'sensing' or 'feeling'.
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T'avais déjà si fatiguée
➔ Use of the imperfect tense to describe a past state or ongoing condition.
➔ 'Tu avais' is the imperfect tense of 'avoir', meaning 'you had' in a past ongoing sense.
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Avant notre heure hurle la trace
➔ Use of the present tense 'hurle' to describe a current or ongoing action.
➔ 'Hurle' is a third person singular present tense of 'hurler', meaning 'shouts' or 'howls'.