Lesson overview
In this song, Stromae explains how modern society and our hamster wheels push us to live for the weekend. "Alors on danse" (so we dance), as our only slice of escapism in this mad world.
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54 words/phrases to learn
alors on danse
so we dance
dire
to say; to tell
qui dit études dit travail
studies mean work
le travail
the job; the work; the labour
les études
the education
qui dit taf dit les thunes
job means dosh
l'argent
the money; the silver
dépenser
to spend
qui dit argent dit dépenses
money means spendings
qui te dit crédit dit créance
credit means money owed
qui dit dette te dit huissier
debt means bailiff
merde !
shit!
l'amour
(the) love
un gosse; une gosse
a kiddo
toujours
always; still
divorcé
divorced
un proche; une proche
a loved one
le deuil
mourning
le problème
the problem
seul
alone
les problèmes ne viennent pas seuls
problems don't come alone
fatigué
tired
réveillé
awake
le tiers-monde
third world
encore
again; still
sourd; sourde
deaf
encore sourd de la veille
still deaf from the night before
sortir
to go out; to go outside; to hang out; to date
oublier
to forget
tous
all; everybody
finir
to finish
pire
worse; worst
la mort
(the) death
pire ça serait la mort
worse would be death
quand ?
when?
tu crois ?
do you believe so?
enfin !
at last!
plus
more; anymore
ou
or
bien
well; good
la musique
(the) music
ça te prend les tripes
it takes you by the guts
la tête
the head
ça te prend la tête
it does your head in
arrêter
to stop; to quit; to arrest
tu pries pour que ça s'arrête
you pray for it to stop
un corps
a body; a corpse
mais
but
le ciel
the sky
tu te bouches les oreilles
you cover your ears
crier
to scream; to shout
fort
strong; loud
tu cries encore plus fort
you scream even louder
ça persiste
it carries on
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