TOXIC (feat. Rema)

• By: Hamza, Rema
• Album: MANIA

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
respire /ʁɛspiʁ/ B2	verb - to breathe
desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ B2	noun - a strong feeling of wanting or wishing for something verb - to strongly want or wish for something
face /feɪs/ A2	noun - the front part of the head including the eyes, nose, and mouth
body /ˈbɒd.i/ or /ˈbɑː.di/ A2	noun - the physical structure of a person or an animal
evil /ˈiː.vəl/ B2	adjective - morally bad or wicked
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - to cause the death of a person or animal
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
smile /smaɪl/ A2	verb - to make a happy or friendly expression by raising the corners of the mouth
kill /kɪl/ A2	verb - to cause the death of a person or animal
perfect /ˈpɜː.fɪkt/ B2	adjective - having no mistakes or flaws
ride /raɪd/ A2	verb - to sit on and control a vehicle or animal in order to travel
freaky /ˈfriː.ki/ C1	adjective - unusual, strange, or exciting in a way that is unconventional

Grammar:

• Gueule tant que je respire

  ➔ tant que (conjunction of time/condition)

  ➔ Expresses a duration or condition, meaning "as long as" or "while." Example: "Gueule "tant que" je respire" (Shout as long as I breathe).

• Aucun ne t'aimera plus que moi

  ➔ aucun ne (negative indefinite pronoun) + plus que (comparative of superiority)

  ➔ ""Aucun ne"" is a strong negation, meaning "no one" or "not a single one." ""Plus que"" is used to make a comparison, meaning "more than." Example: ""Aucun ne" t'aimera "plus que" moi" (No one will love you more than me).

• Le jour où je te désire plus n'existe pas

  ➔ où (relative pronoun of time) + ne...pas (negation)

  ➔ ""Où"" acts as a relative pronoun referring to ""le jour"" (the day), indicating time. ""Ne...pas"" is the standard French negation. Example: "Le jour "où" je te désire plus "n'existe pas"" (The day when I no longer desire you doesn't exist).

• J'ai mes yeux sur ton visage, yeah

  ➔ Possessive adjective with body parts

  ➔ In French, for body parts, it's common to use a "possessive adjective" ("mes" - my) instead of a definite article when the possessor is clear from the subject of the sentence. Example: "J'ai "mes" yeux sur ton visage" (I have my eyes on your face).

• Je m'approche de ton corps pendant que tu t'éloignes

  ➔ Reflexive verbs (se rapprocher de, s'éloigner de) + pendant que (conjunction of time)

  ➔ ""Se rapprocher de"" (to get closer to) and ""s'éloigner de"" (to move away from) are common ""reflexive verbs"" requiring the preposition ""de." "Pendant que" indicates simultaneous actions. Example: "Je "m'approche de" ton corps "pendant que" tu "t'éloignes"" (I get closer to your body while you move away).

• J'avoue j'ai du mal à rester sage

  ➔ avoir du mal à (idiomatic expression + infinitive)

  ➔ This ""idiomatic expression"" means "to have difficulty doing something" or "to struggle to do something." It is always followed by the preposition ""à"" and an infinitive. Example: "J'avoue j'ai "du mal à" rester sage" (I admit I have difficulty staying well-behaved).

• Pour toi je pourrais me prendre une balle si ça finit mal

  ➔ Conditional mood (présent) + si clause (conditional clause)

  ➔ The "conditional present" ("pourrais") expresses a hypothetical action. It is often used with a ""si"" clause (if-clause) to state a condition ("si ça finit mal" - if it ends badly). Example: "Pour toi je "pourrais" me prendre une balle "si ça finit mal"" (For you, I could take a bullet if it ends badly).

• Des meufs comme toi y'en a qu'une dans un millénum

  ➔ il y en a (impersonal expression with pronoun en) + ne...que (restriction)

  ➔ ""Il y en a"" is an informal contraction of "il y a en," meaning "there is/are some/any" where ""en"" replaces a quantity or partitive. ""Ne...que"" means "only" or "nothing but." Example: "Des meufs comme toi "y'en a qu'une" dans un millénum" (Girls like you, there's only one in a millennium).

• Son corps n'est pas de cette planète comme un alien

  ➔ comme (comparison)

  ➔ ""Comme"" is used to make a ""comparison"", meaning "like" or "as." Example: "Son corps n'est pas de cette planète "comme" un alien" (Her body is not from this planet like an alien).

• Ça fait longtemps que je rêvais de te faire du lust

  ➔ Ça fait... que (duration expression) + Imperfect tense

  ➔ The construction ""Ça fait + duration + que + verb"" is used to express how long an action has been happening. The ""imperfect tense"" ("rêvais") indicates a continuous or repeated action in the past. Example: ""Ça fait longtemps que" je "rêvais" de te faire du lust" (It's been a long time that I was dreaming of lusting after you).