Mon combat – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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combat /kɔ̃.bat/ B2 |
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faute /fot/ B2 |
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vie /vj/ B1 |
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mal /mal/ A2 |
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hauteur /o/ C1 |
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amour /a.muʁ/ B2 |
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blessures /blɛ.syʁ/ B2 |
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passé /pa.se/ B1 |
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traîner /tʁɛ.ne/ B2 |
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espoir /ɛs.pwaʁ/ B2 |
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distance /dis.tɑ̃s/ B1 |
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condamne /kɔ̃.damn/ C1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Faudrait pas tomber de haut
➔ Conditional Mode ('faudrait')
➔ "Faudrait" is the conditional form of "falloir," meaning "it would be necessary." It expresses a suggestion or a softer command. Here, it implies 'it would be better not to fall from high up'.
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Je suis le mal que j'ai subi
➔ Relative Pronoun 'que' and passé composé
➔ "que" is a relative pronoun connecting the noun "mal" to the clause "j'ai subi"(I have suffered). The passé composé "j'ai subi" indicates a completed action in the past.
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Tu mets à mal ton alibi
➔ Idiomatic Expression 'mettre à mal'
➔ "Mettre à mal" is an idiomatic expression that means "to undermine", "to damage", or "to jeopardize." The sentence translates to 'You are undermining your alibi'.
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On ne choisit pas d'où l'on vient
➔ Impersonal pronoun 'on', preposition 'de' indicating origin, and indirect question using 'où'
➔ "On" is an impersonal pronoun similar to 'one' or 'we' but used more generally. "D'où l'on vient" is an indirect question meaning 'where one comes from', introduced by the preposition "de" indicating origin. It means 'One doesn't choose where one comes from'.
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On choisit ce que l'on devient
➔ Demonstrative pronoun 'ce que'
➔ "Ce que" is a demonstrative pronoun that means 'what' or 'that which'. In this sentence, it refers to what one becomes. The sentence means 'One chooses what one becomes'.
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A qui la faute, faute à la vie
➔ Idiomatic expression 'faute à'
➔ "Faute à" means 'blame on' or 'it's the fault of'. So, the sentence is saying: 'Whose fault is it, it's the fault of life'.
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Tu détruis tout ce que tu aimes
➔ Demonstrative pronoun 'ce que' and present tense
➔ "Ce que" again means "what" or "that which", linking the action "détruis" to the thing you love. The present tense indicates a habitual or general truth.
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Je porte le poids de tes non-dits
➔ Noun 'poids' with preposition 'de' showing possession or source, and compound noun 'non-dits'
➔ "Poids de tes non-dits" means "the weight of your unspoken words". "Non-dits" is a compound noun referring to things that are not said. The preposition "de" links the weight to the unspoken words.