On M'appelle L'ovni – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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temps /tɑ̃/ A1 |
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sons /sɔ̃/ A1 |
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team /tiːm/ A1 |
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mec /mɛk/ A1 |
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peux /pø/ A1 |
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loin /lwɛ̃/ A2 |
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parlent /paʁl/ A2 |
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vie /vi/ A2 |
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faux /fo/ A2 |
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critiquent /kʁitik/ B1 |
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galère /ɡalɛʁ/ B1 |
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arrive /aʁiv/ B1 |
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sombre /sɔ̃bʁ/ B2 |
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insomnie /ɛ̃sɔmni/ B2 |
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jalousent /ʒaluz/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Je suis parti, je squatte plus le béton
➔ Present tense with 'suis parti' (passé composé of 'partir') to indicate a completed action.
➔ 'suis parti' is a passé composé form of 'partir', meaning 'I left' or 'I have left'.
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Je cours après le temps
➔ Present tense of 'courir' (to run) used idiomatically as 'to chase' or 'to pursue'.
➔ 'cours' is the first person singular present tense of 'courir', meaning 'I run'.
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Je suis dans l'insomnie
➔ Present tense of 'être' (to be) plus 'dans l'insomnie' expressing state of being in insomnia.
➔ 'suis' is the first person singular of 'être' (to be), indicating 'I am'.
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Ils se reconnaissent dans mes sons
➔ Reflexive verb 'se reconnaître' in present tense, indicating the subject recognizes themselves in something.
➔ 'reconnaissent' is the third person plural form of 'reconnaître', meaning 'they recognize'.
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Fais le signe Jul sans plaque
➔ Imperative form 'Fais' (make/do) used to give a command or instruction.
➔ 'Fais' is the imperative form of 'faire', meaning 'do' or 'make'.
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Que ça mitonne, oh oh
➔ Present tense of 'mitonner' (to simmer or cook slowly), used here figuratively as 'things are simmering' or 'things are developing'.
➔ 'mitonne' is the third person singular present of 'mitonner', meaning 'simmer'.