Les belles filles – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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fille /fij/ A1 |
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pleurer /plœʁe/ A2 |
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cœur /kœʁ/ A2 |
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triste /tʁist/ A2 |
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odeur /o.dœʁ/ B1 |
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brûler /bʁy.le/ B1 |
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partir /paʁ.tiʁ/ B1 |
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seul /sœl/ B1 |
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sentiment /sɑ̃.ti.mɑ̃/ B2 |
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malheureux /mal.ø.ʁø/ B2 |
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amour /a.muʁ/ B2 |
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jardin /ʒaʁ.dɛ̃/ B2 |
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couleur /ku.lœʁ/ B2 |
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voix /vwa/ B2 |
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larmes /laʁm/ B2 |
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chandelle /ʃɑ̃.dɛl/ C1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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elles brûlent les pétales quand elles reçoivent des fleurs
➔ Present tense verb conjugation with 'elles' (they)
➔ The verb 'brûler' is conjugated in the present tense for the subject 'elles'.
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T'façon elle sait déjà ce qu'on dira d'elle
➔ Use of the present tense 'sait' to indicate current knowledge
➔ The verb 'sait' is in the present tense of 'savoir' (to know).
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qui des deux rendra l'autre malheureux?
➔ Use of 'rendra' in the future tense of 'rendre' (to make)
➔ The verb 'rendra' is in the future tense of 'rendre' (to make or to render).
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les belles filles pleurent tout l'temps
➔ Use of the present tense 'pleurent' with 'les belles filles'
➔ The verb 'pleurer' is conjugated in the present tense for 'elles' (they).
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Elles partent comme un coup d'vent, elles préfèrent être seules
➔ Use of the present tense 'partent' and 'préfèrent' for habitual actions
➔ Both 'partent' and 'préfèrent' are conjugated in the present tense for 'elles' (they).
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et son oreiller imbibé de larmes le soir
➔ Use of 'imbibé' as a past participle to describe the pillow
➔ 'imbibé' is the past participle of 'imbiber' (to soak), used as an adjective describing the pillow.