Le Temps – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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temps /tɑ̃/ or /tɑ̃ pa/ (depending on context) A2 |
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vent /vɑ̃/ or /vɑ̃ vɑ̃/ (depending on context) A2 |
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soigner /swa.ɲe/ B1 |
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reparer /ʁə.pa.ʁe/ B2 |
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disparaître /dis.pa.ʁɛtʁ/ B2 |
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fuir /fɥiʁ/ B2 |
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aimer /ɛ.me/ A2 |
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passer /pa.se/ A2 |
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donner /dɔ.ne/ A2 |
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parler /paʁ.le/ A2 |
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revenir /ʁ(ə)vɛ.niʁ/ B1 |
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jouer /ʒwe.e/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Le temps m’a réparé
➔ Past perfect tense with auxiliary 'has' + past participle
➔ 'm’a réparé' shows that the action was completed before now.
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Ne gaspille pas mon temps
➔ Imperative form with negation 'ne...pas' in French
➔ 'Ne gaspille pas' is a command telling someone not to waste.
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Plus rien n’est comme avant
➔ Negative phrase with 'plus rien' meaning 'nothing anymore'
➔ 'Plus rien' indicates that nothing is the same as before.
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T’as préféré fuir comme un enfant
➔ Past tense with 'tu as préféré' (you preferred)
➔ 'T’as préféré' means 'you preferred' and indicates a past choice.
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J’espère retrouver celui qui t’as aimé
➔ Subjunctive mood with 'j’espère que' + infinitive
➔ 'J’espère retrouver' expresses hope to find again.
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Et toute tes meilleures phrases tu veux les caler
➔ Object pronoun placement before the verb ('tu veux') with infinitive ('les caler')
➔ 'Tu veux les caler' shows the object pronoun 'les' is placed before the conjugated verb.
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J’étais devenu accro à ton goût
➔ Plus-que-parfait with 'j’étais devenu' (I had become)
➔ 'J’étais devenu' indicates an action that had been completed before another past moment.
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Mais maintenant, moi ça va, avec toi
➔ Use of 'ça va' to express well-being or condition
➔ 'Ça va' expresses that one is doing well or feeling okay.