Trop jeune – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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conneries /kɔ.nə.ʁi/ B1 |
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sagesse /sa.ʒɛs/ B1 |
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douleurs /du.lœʁ/ B1 |
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nuits /nɥi/ A2 |
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blanches /blɑ̃ʃ/ B2 |
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rengaines /ʁɑ̃.ɡɛn/ B2 |
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ans /ɑ̃/ A2 |
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coeur /kœʁ/ B1 |
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changer /ʃɑ̃.ʒe/ B1 |
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l'eau /lo/ A2 |
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fleurs /flœʁ/ A2 |
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moteur /mɔ.tœʁ/ B2 |
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main /mɛ̃/ A2 |
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parents /pa.ʁɑ̃/ A2 |
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gamins /ɡa.mɛ̃/ B2 |
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temps /tɑ̃/ A2 |
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viennent /vjɛn/ B1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Trop vieux pour être jeune
➔ Expressing a comparison using 'pour être' to indicate 'too ... to ...'
➔ 'Pour être' is used here to express an infintive phrase indicating purpose or condition, often translating as 'to be' or 'in order to be'.
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les temps ont changé
➔ Past tense with 'ont changé' (avoir + changé) to indicate 'the times have changed'
➔ 'Ont changé' is the passé composé form of 'changer', meaning 'have changed', indicating completed action in the past.
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Trop vieux pour être jeune mais
➔ Use of 'trop ... pour être' to express an excess or limitation with infinitive
➔ 'Trop ... pour être' is a common French structure to express 'too ... to ...', indicating an excess or a limit that prevents the following action.
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dans une main, mes parents
➔ Using 'dans une main' to specify a location or possession in a figurative sense
➔ 'Dans une main' is used figuratively in French to denote holding or having something in one's hand or possession, often metaphorical.
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Perdu entre les deux
➔ Using the adjective 'perdu' with 'entre' to indicate feeling lost or caught between two things
➔ 'Perdu' is the past participle of 'perdre' (to lose) and is used here with 'entre' to figuratively express feeling lost or caught between two states or choices.
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