C'est pas mimi – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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Macabre /ma.kabʁ/ B2 |
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enfoiré /ɑ̃.fwa.ʁe/ B2 |
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quiche /kiʃ/ B2 |
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épargner /e.paʁ.ɲe/ B1 |
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poto /po.to/ B2 |
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vibrer /vi.bʁe/ B1 |
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maracas /ma.ʁa.kas/ B1 |
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briquet /bʁi.kɛ/ A2 |
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Rebeu /ʁə.bø/ B2 |
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vis /vis/ A2 |
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guetter /ɡe.te/ B1 |
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timide /ti.mid/ A2 |
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carotter /ka.ʁɔ.te/ B2 |
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mimi /mi.mi/ A2 |
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barrette /ba.ʁɛt/ B2 |
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moula /mu.la/ B2 |
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couilles /kuj/ B2 |
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bécane /be.kan/ B2 |
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carré /ka.ʁe/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Dans l'épaisse C.G., tej au Mexique
➔ Informal usage / Slang (Verlan)
➔ "tej" is Verlan (a type of French slang where syllables are inverted) for "jeté" (thrown/sent), a past participle. This demonstrates very informal spoken French, common in rap lyrics.
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Je tiens le terrain depuis des années
➔ Present tense with "depuis"
➔ The present tense ("tiens") is used with "depuis" ("for/since") to describe an action that started in the past and continues into the present, indicating duration.
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Y'a que les femmes et les enfants que l'on épargne
➔ Restrictive phrase "ne... que" (informal "Y'a que") + impersonal pronoun "on"
➔ "Y'a que... que..." is an informal way of saying "Il n'y a que... que..." (meaning "only"). "On" is an impersonal pronoun often used in spoken French to mean "we," "one," or "people in general."
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Poto, je la fais vibrer, comme des maracas
➔ Causative "faire + infinitive"
➔ The construction "faire + infinitive" means "to make someone/something do something" or "to have someone/something do something." Here, "je la fais vibrer" means "I make her vibrate" or "I make it vibrate."
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Celui qui la touche, on l'envoie une mini
➔ Demonstrative pronoun "celui" + relative pronoun "qui"
➔ "Celui qui" means "the one who" or "whoever." "Celui" refers to a person previously mentioned or implied, and "qui" introduces a relative clause describing that person.
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Elle fait que disparaître, c'est pas mimi
➔ Idiomatic expression "faire que + infinitive" + informal negation
➔ "Faire que + infinitive" means "to only do something" or "to keep doing something." "C'est pas" is an informal abbreviation of "Ce n'est pas" (it is not), common in spoken French.
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Ne joue pas le gros si tu as pas de couilles
➔ Imperative mood + informal negation in a conditional clause
➔ "Ne joue pas" is in the imperative mood (giving a command). In the conditional clause "si tu as pas de couilles," the negation "ne" is omitted before "as," which is common in informal spoken French.
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Son cœur je l'ai piqué, volé comme un briquet
➔ Passé composé with direct object pronoun agreement + subsequent past participle
➔ "Je l'ai piqué" is in the passé composé. The direct object pronoun "l'" (referring to "Son cœur," masculine singular) is placed before the auxiliary verb "ai." The past participle "piqué" (and implicitly "volé") agrees in gender and number with the direct object when it precedes the verb.