Un homme debout – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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rever /ʁə.vɛ/ A2 |
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froid /fʁwa/ A2 |
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hors /ɔʁ/ A2 |
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temps /tɑ̃/ A2 |
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galère /ɡa.lɛʁ/ B1 |
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debout /də.bu/ A2 |
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sortir /sɔʁ.tiʁ/ A2 |
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porte /pɔʁt/ A2 |
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mieux /mjø/ A2 |
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porte /pɔʁt/ A2 |
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sort /sɔʁ/ A2 |
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pierre /pjɛʁ/ B1 |
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courir /kuʁiʁ/ A2 |
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passer /pɑs.e/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Priez pour que je m'en sorte
➔ The subjunctive mood with "que" introduces a wish or hope.
➔ This sentence uses the subjunctive "en sorte" to express a wish about the speaker's future well-being.
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Il fait si froid dehors le ressentez-vous?
➔ The phrase uses inversion in a question to form a formal or poetic inquiry.
➔ Inversion of the verb and subject creates a question in formal or literary style.
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Malgré toutes mes galères je reste un homme debout
➔ The phrase uses the verb "rester" (to remain) with an adjective to describe standing firm despite difficulties.
➔ The verb "rester" (to stay/remain) combined with an adjective describes resilience or standing firm.
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Moi, j'vais m'en sortir, je l'atteste
➔ The informal "j'vais" is a contraction of "je vais," using the near future tense to indicate intention.
➔ This informal contraction indicates a near future action with the intention to succeed.
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Sois sur que si j'tombe par terre tout le monde passe
➔ Use of "si" + present tense in conditional sentences to express "if".
➔ This sentence expresses a conditional "if" clause with the present tense to indicate a hypothetical situation.
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Ne me fermez pas la porte
➔ Imperative form with "ne" and "pas" for negation, giving a command.
➔ This is the negative imperative form requesting someone not to close the door.
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Il fut un temps où j'étais comme vous
➔ Past tense "fut" (literally "was") used in a literary form for "there was a time".
➔ The archaic or literary past tense "fut" is used here to evoke a poetic or formal tone expressing a past state.