Marcher au Soleil – Bilingual Lyrics French/English
Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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aimé /e.me/ A2 |
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arriver /aʁi.ve/ A2 |
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chance /ʃɑ̃s/ B1 |
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ciel /sjɛl/ A2 |
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coeur /kœʁ/ B1 |
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espérer /ɛs.pe.ʁe/ B1 |
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marcher /maʁ.ʃe/ A2 |
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soleil /sɔ.lɛj/ A2 |
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recommencer /ʁə.kɔ.mɑ̃s.e/ B2 |
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regarder /ʁə.ɡaʁ.de/ A2 |
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mal /mal/ A1 |
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temps /tɑ̃/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Y'a rien à perdre
➔ Use of the informal contraction 'Y'a' as a shortened form of 'Il y a' to indicate existence.
➔ 'Y'a' is a contraction of 'Il y a', meaning 'there is' or 'there are'.
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Nous ré-inventer
➔ Use of reflexive verb in the first person plural with prefix 're-' indicating 're-creating' or 're-inventing'.
➔ 'Ré-inventer' combines the reflexive pronoun 'nous' with the verb, meaning 'to reinvent ourselves' or 'to create anew'.
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Je laisse le hasard frapper à ma porte
➔ Use of the verb 'laisser' + infinitive to express 'allow' or 'let' something happen.
➔ The phrase 'Je laisse le hasard frapper à ma porte' means 'I allow chance to knock at my door', emphasizing openness to randomness.
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Les faux départs, les mots qui font peur
➔ Use of 'faux départs' (false starts) as a plural noun, and 'qui font peur' as a relative clause with the present tense of 'faire' to describe 'words that scare'.
➔ 'Faux départs' refers to false starts, while 'qui font peur' defines the words that evoke fear, using a relative clause in the present tense.
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Et, et quand tu t'endormais
➔ Use of reflexive verb 't'endormais' (imparfait tense) indicating 'you were falling asleep' or 'you used to fall asleep'.
➔ 'T'endormais' is in the imperfect tense, describing a habitual or ongoing past action of falling asleep.