Puis danse – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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danse /dɑ̃s/ A1 |
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image /imaʒ/ A2 |
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sage /saʒ/ B1 |
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mot /mo/ A1 |
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confiance /kɔ̃fjɑ̃s/ B1 |
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bouteille /butɛj/ A2 |
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mer /mɛʁ/ A1 |
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périple /peʁipl/ B2 |
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colline /kɔlin/ A2 |
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trouble /tʁubl/ B1 |
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cris /kʁi/ B1 |
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sourds /suʁ/ B2 |
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tambours /tɑ̃buʁ/ A2 |
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désarçonne /dezaʁsɔn/ C1 |
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abime /abim/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Ma confiance en suspend
➔ Present tense expression with a prepositional phrase
➔ 'en suspend' is a prepositional phrase meaning 'hanging' or 'suspended', describing the current state of 'trust'.
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C'est comme une bouteille à la mer
➔ Simile using 'like/as' to compare two things
➔ 'C'est comme' introduces a simile, comparing the subject to a bottle in the sea, implying feelings of longing or helplessness.
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Je danse sur le bruit de tambours
➔ Preposition indicating 'on' to describe a situation or action
➔ 'sur' is a preposition meaning 'on', showing the surface or context in which the dancing occurs, here it is 'on the sound of drums'.
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Je ne suis plus la même qu'autrefois
➔ Negative sentence with 'ne ... plus' indicating 'no longer' in present tense
➔ 'ne ... plus' is a French negative construction meaning 'no longer' or 'not anymore', used to express change in state or identity.
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Tant de troubles m'agitent
➔ Use of 'tant de' to express 'so many' or 'so much' followed by a noun
➔ 'Tant de' is a phrase meaning 'so many' or 'so much', emphasizing an abundance or overwhelming amount of 'troubles'.
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Je m'incline sur la colline
➔ Reflexive verb 's'incliner' with a prepositional phrase indicating position or movement
➔ 's'incliner' is a reflexive verb meaning 'to bow' or 'to lean', and here it is used with 'sur la colline' to indicate the action of leaning or bowing on the hill.