Dictionary of Louisiana Creole
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Additionally, the acute (à) and circumflex (â) when used for stress, preterit, or disambiguation, have not been included separately (i.e., aren't used).
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There are several variants for certain sounds that have not been included in the variants for entries.
Please use the variants in quotations in place of the others when searching for words with the following sounds:
- use "s" for /s/ ← s, ç
- use "è" for /æ/ ← æ, è
- use "i" for /ɪ/ ← ì, i
- use "an" for /ã/ ← an, am, en, em
- use "on" for /ɔ̃/ ← on, om
- use "in" for /ɛ̃/ ← in, im
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Parts of Speech abbreviation correspondences:
- adj. = Adjective
- adv. = Adverb
- adv.phr. = Adverbial Phrase
- art.def. = Definite Article
- art.indef. = Indefinite Article
- conj. = Conjunction
- dem. = Demonstrative
- det. = Determiner
- det.poss. = Possessive Determiner
- f. = Feminine
- int. = Interjection
- interr.phr. = Interrogative Phrase
- m. = Masculine
- n. = Noun
- n.phr. = Noun Phrase
- num.card. = Cardinal Number
- num.ord. = Ordinal Number
- onom. = Onomatopoeia
- pl. = Plural
- place n. = Place Name
- prep. = Preposition
- pron. = Pronoun
- pron.indef. = Indefinite Pronoun
- pron.refl. = Reflexive Pronoun
- pron.rel. = Relative Pronoun
- prop.n. = Proper Noun
- ptcl. = Preverbal Particle
- sg. = Singular
- v. = Verb
- v.aux. = Auxiliary Verb
- v.cop. = Copular Verb
- v.intr. = Intransitive Verb
- v.mod. = Modal Verb
- v.phr. = Verb Phrase
- v.refl. = Reflexive Verb
- v.tr. = Transitive Verb
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Sources abbreviation correspondences (post-1960):
- gen = (BT + CA + NE + PC + ST)
- AN = Ancelet 1994
- BT = Bayou Teche, field data
- CA = Côte des Allemands, field data
- DC = Clifton 1980
- DT 77 = Tentchoff 1977
- GY = Guidry, Richard
- HW = Hebert Wiltz
- MO 60 = Morgan 1960
- MO 69 = Morgan 1969
- MO 72 = Morgan 1972
- NE = Neumann 1985
- PC = Pointe Coupee, field data
- ST = Saint Tammany, field data
Sources abbreviation correspondences (pre-1960):
- BD = Broussard 1942
- BI = Bienvenu 1933
- BO = Bourgeois 1927
- DU = Durand 1930
- FO T# = Fortier 1895
- FO 1887 = Fortier 1887
- GC1 = Cable 1886a
- GC2 = Cable 1886b
- JR = Jarreau 1931
- KB = Krehbiel 1962
- LA = Lavergne 1930
- ME = Mercier 1881
- ME 90 = Mercier 1890
- ME 91 = Mercier 1891
- PE = Perret 1933
- T# = Neumann 1987 Text # (T12–T17 are satirized Creole, use with caution)
- TM = Marie Augustin
- TN = Tinker 1935
- TP = Trappey 1916
- WO = Marguerite Wogan
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lanni
PC
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n.
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lonni
CA
lonnis
CA
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Anise; anis.
Labsent, se en likid vèr avèk ye fe en HIGHBALL. Sa gout kòm lonni. Absinth is a green liquid with which they make highballs. It takes like anise. (CA); Lanni se konm en bouton; li lon kòm en pakann. Anise is like a bud; it is long like a pecan. (PC) ♦ Kon moun ye te gen lakoklich, ye te gen donn lagrenn lonni. When people had whooping cough, they gave them anise seeds. (LA)
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lanp
CA
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n.
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lalanp
CA
lalanmp
PC
lonp
NE
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Lamp; lampe.
Ye te pa gen sèlmon èn lonp pou lime ye mezon. They didn’t have a single lamp to light their house. (NE); Se pa mo-ken lafot. Mo pa kase lalanp-la. It’s not my fault. I didn’t break the lamp. (CA) ♦ Tout quichose prête, à soir, n alé limain lalampe. Everything is ready, tonight we will light the lamp. (T27)
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lanpéro
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n.
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Emperor; empéreur.
♦ Cé on 4 jiyet lampérau Chalomon marié avé ein négraice li pélé larenne Shaba. It was on a Fourth of July that the emperor Solomon married a black woman that he called the Queen of Sheba. (T13)
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lansèt
PC
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n.
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Lancet; lancette.
En lansèt, sa se kèkkichò si to gen en gro bobo epi doktè-la ouvè li. A lancet, that’s something, if you have a big sore, and the doctor opens it. (PC)
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Fang; crochet.
♦ No oi l'aute côté n'harbe ain gros papa serpent qui lévé so latête quand li sorti dans trou ,... Quand mo oi so lancette mo manqué tournain fou. We saw on the other side of the tree a big old snake coming out of its hole. When I saw it’s fangs I nearly went crazy. (T23)
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lansé
CA, PC
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v.tr.
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To run after, chase; courir après.
To konen pele to chyen avèk en bourgo kan li ap lanse en chèvrey. You can call your dog with a horn when he’s chasing a deer. (CA)
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To chase away; chasser, faire fuir.
Mo mèt en ti bònom fe a lapay andan mo jarden pou lanse zozo k ap vini anlantò. I put a scarecrow in my garden to chase away birds that come around. (CA)
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To lance; inciser, percer, ouvrir un abcès avec une lancette.
En lansèt, sa se kèkkichò si to gen en gro bobo epi doktè-la ouvè li. Ka la a fann li t a di ‘o li lanse li ‘, li ote lapòstim-l anndan la. A lancet, that’s something, if you have a big sore, and the doctor opens it. When he breaks it open you’ll say ‘Oh, he lanced it.’ He removed the pus from it. (PC)
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To throw; jeter.
Ye t ap lanse plòt-la e ye kase finèt-la. They were throwing the ball and they broke the window. (CA) ♦ Compair Bouki lancé Compair Lapin dans zéronce. Brer Bouki threw Brer Rabbit in the briar patch. (FO T13)
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lant
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adj.
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Slow; lent. •fyèv lant
n.phn Slight fever; petite fièvre, cf. fyèv
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lantman
CA
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adj.
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Slow; lent.
Li lantman. Li pran so tan. Li pa vif. He’s slow. He takes his time. He’s not lively. (CA)
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lantrin
CA
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adj.
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Lively, peppy; vif, plein d’entrain.
Li pa dousman. Li lantren. Li vif. He’s not slow, he’s peppy. He’s lively. (CA)
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lantrin
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n.
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Liveliness, zest; entrain.
♦ Jamais mo ouar moun dansé avec tant l'entrain qué yé dansé soir là. Never have I seen people dance with such zest as they did that night. (T40)
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lantènn
CA, PC
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n.
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lantinm
PC
lantèn
CA
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Lantern; lanterne.
Pou dòn nouzòt lalimyèr pou wa pou nètwaye charlòt, no te pann lantèn-la an legalri . To give us some light to see to clean the green onions, we hung the lantern on the porch. (CA) ♦ Mo wa betay-ye ape porte lantenn pou trouve nouzòt . I see the little animals carrying lanterns to find us. (JR)
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Flashlight; torche électrique. (PC)
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lanvlòp
CA, PC
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n.
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Envelope; enveloppe.
Mo ote lastik pou mèt otòr mo lanvlòp. I took off the rubber band to put it around my envelope. (CA)
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Swaddling cloth, diaper; lange, couche.
En lanvlòp. A diaper. (PC)
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lanvèr
CA
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adv.
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lanvè
PC
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Back, backwards; à l’envers.
Ye zye te toumen lanvè. Their eyes spun backwards. (PC) •an lanvèr adv.phr. (CA); an lanvè (PC). 1) Upside-down; sens dessus dessous, la tête en bas. Epi li toumen latè-la an lanvè li mèt la an trou-a. Then he turned the earth over (i.e. upside down) and put it in the hole. (PC); En souri-syòl, sa sanm en souri me li fe tou so trafik avèk so lake. Li mar so lake apre branch-la e li kouch an lanvè. A bat resembles a mouse but he moves around with his tail. He ties his tail to a branch and he sleeps upside down. (CA) 2) Inside out; a l’envers. Mo mèt mo kapo an lanvèr maten-sa-a-la. I put my coat on inside out this morning. (CA) ♦ Tòrde to poch onlonvèr. Turn your pockets inside out. (TP) 3) Under the weather, out of sorts; indisposé, souffrant. Li pa vif. Li an lanvèr jodi. He’s not lively today. He’s under the weather. (CA)
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lanòs
CA, PC
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Wedding; noces.
Se pou lanòs-la. That’s for the wedding. (PC); No te gen en ta diven frèz pou mo lanòs. We had a lot of strawberry wine for my wedding. (CA) ♦ Demain mo oulé la noce la. I want the wedding to be tomorrow. (FO T15)
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lapandil
CA, MO 60
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n.
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lapandiyl
PC
lapanndul
PC
lapandir
PC
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Clock; pendule, horloge.
Ye lapanndul-la sonè dèz è van-jou. The clock struck two o’clock in the morning. (PC); Ena de ti batri pou mèt dan en lamont e dan lapandil. There are little batteries to put in watches and in clocks. (CA) ♦ Gardé to pendule; cé pa l'heur pou to potion ? Look at the clock? Isn’t it time for your medicine? (WO)
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Alarm clock; réveil.
En lapandiyl. An alarm clock. (PC)
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lapandis
PC
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n.
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lapandisyon lapondéze
CA, BT
pènésaiy
BT
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Appendicitis; appendicite.
Li te gen lapandis . She had appendicitis. (PC); Li te gen lapandisyon. Li te opere. He had appendicitis. He was operated on. (CA); Mo te opere pou lapondezeu kò mo te fiy. I had an operation for appendicitis when I was a young girl. (BT)
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lapil
CA
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n.
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Mortar; mortier.
Kan t ole devlope diri to gen pou pile li. To pil li avèk en lapil. When you want to hull rice, you have to grind it. You grind it with a mortar. (CA)
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lapin
BT, CA, MO 60
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n.
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Rabbit; lapin.
N a manje le lapen jus l ivèr. We only ate rabbits in the winter. (BT); Mo te gen en bon lapen pou fe en ladob. Se bon. I had a nice rabbit to make a stew. It’s good. (CA) ♦ Vo parlé pou lapin, Yen pas lapin qui galopé comme mo ti mait et moin. You talk about a rabbit, there is no rabbit that runs as fast as my master and I do. (T23)
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proper n. Brer Rabbit (folktale character); Compère Lapin (personnage dans les contes).
♦ Compair Torti lavé so jiés dan bayou, Compair Lapin sapé ti suite. Brer Tortoise washed his eyes in the bayou, and Brer Rabbit escaped right away. (T4)
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laplui
PC
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n.
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lapli
CA, MO 60, PC
laplu
PC
laplwi
PC
pli
NE
plu
BT
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Rain; pluie.
Sanm lapli jòdi-la. Som nou gen gen lapli. It looks like rain today. It looks like we will get rain. (PC); Lapli ap tonbe kòm chyen e chat. It’s raining cats and dogs. (CA) ♦ Tonnerre grondé', la plie tombé', crapeau crié. The thunder ir rumbling, the rain is falling, the toads are crying. (T27) •trapé laplui v.phr. (PC). To get rain; recevoir de la pluie. Mo kwa ye di n a petet trape laplui. I think they said we might get rain. (PC) •gro lapli n.phr. (PC). Heavy rain; pluie forte. Nou jwenn e lapli, gro lapli, divan kan nou te e kouri. We ran into some rain, a strong rain, and wind on the road. (PC)
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lapoplèksi
PC
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n.
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poplèksi
CA
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Apoplexy; apoplexie.
Li gen en poplèksi. Li rouj rouj. He’s got apoplexy. He's very red. (CA)
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lapostim
CA, PC, ST
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n.
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lapòstim
PC
lapòstum
PC
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Pus; pus.
Panari sen en zafè ki sòr an-on to lamen. Ifo doktè fann sa, enngjèkte sa pou fe lapòstim sòrti. Whitlow is something that breaks out on your hand. The doctor has to break it open, inject it to get the pus out. (PC); Sa fe en bòs e sa te gen lapostim andan. It made a bump and it had pus in it. (CA)
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laprans
MO 60
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n.
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Appearance; apparence.
Ga kòm so laprans gro. Look how big he is! (MO 60)
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laprèz
CA, PC
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n.
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laprès
CA
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Scale; pèse-personne, balance.
Mo gen en ti laprèz andan mo BATHROOM pou peze mon. Ye gen en laprès andan magazen pou peze disik, diri, lavyann. I have a little scale in the bathroom to weigh myself. They have a scale in the supermarket to weigh sugar, rice, meat. (CA)
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lapèn
CA, PC, ST
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n.
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lapènn
CA, PC
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Sorrow, pain; chagrin, peine. •fe lapèn
v.phr. (CA; PC); fe lapenn (CA; PC). 1) To make (s.o.) feel sorry, to be sad; avoir de la peine, faire de la peine, être triste. Kòm to parle, sa te fe mo lapenn pou two. As you were speaking, you made me feel sorry for you. (PC); Li fe lapenn. Li pèrd so moman. He’s sad. He lost his mother. (CA) ♦ Ça vou di moin su fumel là é so piti té fé moin la peine. What you told me of the mama and her offspring made me sorry. (ME) 2) To apologize, be sorry; s’excuser. Li blame mwen. Life pa li lapèn. He blamed me and he didn’t apologize. (CA); Mo fè lapèn. I’m sorry. (CA); Safe mo lapèn. I’m sorry. (ST)
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Trouble, difficulty; peine, difficulté. •'(C’était) pas la peine.’
exp. It wasn’t worth the trouble; Ce n’était pas la peine. ♦ C'était pas la peine. Li prend couteau découpé, pas la peine. It wasn’t worth the trouble. He took the carving knife, it wasn’t worth the trouble. (FO T10)
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lapèsh
CA, MO 60
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n.
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lapésh
PC
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Fishing; pêche.
Li te pa fe en bon lapèch. Pwason-ye te pa ap mòrd. The fishing wasn’t good. The fish weren’t biting. (CA)
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lar
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n.
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Lard; lard.
♦ [Pou] pikon, met en morso lar de si, sa va atire pikon-la. For a thorn, put a piece of lard on it and that will draw it out. (BI)
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laranjman
CA, PC
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n.
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laronjmon
NE
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Agreement, arrangement; accord, arrangement.
Mo pa fe laronjmon pou peye li-mèm! I di d not agree to pay him! (NE); Mo fe laranjman pou achte en mòso latè. I made arrangements to buy a pièce of land. (CA) ♦ Yé di mouan pou mo hékri vou pou pran zaranjman avè vou pou arçoi ein gazait. They told me to write to you to make arrangements with you to receive a newspaper. (T17)
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lardwaz
CA
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Slate; ardoise.
No te gen en lardwaz a lekol. No ekri no lèson desi e apre no efase sa pou ekri dòt. We had a slate at school. We wrote our lessons on them and afterwards we erased them to write others. (CA) ♦ [Pou] en dart, kraze lardwaz don vineg. Met li en pe epe. La frote sa si dart-la. For ringworm, crush some slate in vinegar. Make it somewhat thick, and rub it on the ringworm. (BI)
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largé
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To release, let go of; lâcher.
♦ Largué mo piti. Let go of my child. (ME)
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To release, let go, free, set free; relâcher, libérer.
♦ Largué ein Radiko ké Rébail frémé dan prizon. To free a radical that the rebels had locked in prison. (T16)
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larizlé
CA, PC
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n.
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larizzlé
PC
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Morning glory; belle-de-jour, liseron pourpre, (genus Ipomoea).
Gen plen larizzle andan lan. There are a lot of morning glories there. (PC); En larizle sa fil e safe de vayan flè. A morning glory climbs and makes pretty flowers. (CA)
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larj
BT, CA, NE
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laj
PC
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Wide; large.
Patasa grann djœl se en patasa li pli epe kè lezòt e li gen ladjœl laj moyen konm en pèch. The largemouth perch is a perch that is thicker than the others and it has a wide mouth somewhat like a trout. (PC); Sa vyen le kòt. To pe koupe sa di pous di larj e fe STEW MEAT èk sa. Then you get to the ribs. You can cut them two inches wide and make stew meat with them. (BT) •o larj adv. (CA; NE). l)At sea, into the deep; au large. ♦ Quand Baleine oua li té apé monté en haut la terre, cré mille tonnerre li batte so la tcheu raide et pi li piqué au large. When the whale saw that he was emerging onto the land, ye gods ! he worked his tail and dove into the deep. (FO T1) 2) In the distance, far out; au loin. Yé gain eine salle dé danse là-bas au large. There is a dance hall down there in the distance. (GY); Li t ale pli o larj ke o pre. He went further out than close in. (CA) REM: NE had given this as «la région autour d’un village.»
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larjan
CA, PC
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n.
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larjon
NE
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Money; argent.
Li kache larjan-la, pèche mon trouve li. He hid the money to keep me from finding it. (PC); Sa se gayar-la ki vole larjan dan labank. That’s the guy who stole money from the bank. (CA) ♦ Li konte so larjan onkor. He counted his money again. (JR) •fe larjan v.phr. (CA; PC). To earn money; gagner de l’argent. Vou fe larjan-lan an travay. You make money at work. (PC) ♦ Compair Lapin té expliqué comment lé roi té capabe fait boucou largent. Brer Rabbit explained how the king could make a lot of money. (FO T15) •gro larjan n.phr. (CA; PC); gro larjon (PC). A lot of money; beaucoup d’argent. Sen pyas te gro larjan dan s tan-sa-a. Five dollars was a lot of money in those days. (PC) •'lazan blanc 9 n.phr. Change, coins; monnaie, pièces de monnaie. ♦ Compair Bouki pran ein sac lazan blan dan so poce et li voyé li on latabe guiling! guiling! Brer Bouki took a sack of change from his pocket and threw it on the table, clink! clink! (T3) •larzan rouj n.phr. (PC). A lot of money ; beaucoup d’argent.
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Silver; argent.
En kopal se en vayan dibwa. Li mayèr kòm larjan. Li briy. A sweet gum is a pretty tree. It’s kind of silver. It shines. (CA)
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larji
CA, PC
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larjé
CA
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To become wide, widen; s’élargir.
Li gran, la apre sa-la, la a larji to wa. It’s tall, after that it’ll get wide, you see. (PC)To make bigger; agrandir. Ye ape larje so lamezon pou fe li pli gran. They’re making their house larger to make it bigger. (CA)
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larjœr
PC
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n.
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lajè
PC
larjè
CA
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Width; largeur.
Le char peu pa navige an travè tou lez eta. Leu GAGE deu leu RAILROAD diferan larjœr. The train can’t travel through all the states. The gage of the railroad is a different width. (PC)
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lark-an-syèl
CA
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n.
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Rainbow; arc-en-ciel.
Lapli fini e apre mo wa en joli lark-an-syèl . The rain finished and after I saw a pretty rainbow. (CA) ♦ Mem jou 4 jiyet là, Bon Djié fé ein gran machine déchéché li pélé Larche-Kanciel pou pompé dolo si li tombé tro boucou ancau. On the same Fourth of July God made a big drier called a rainbow to pump the water from the earth if too much ever fell again. (T13)
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larkòl
CA
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n.
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Alcohol; alcool.
Se la ou to trouv to larkòl. Sa sòr andeyòr disik. Tou le medikaman to bwa, sa dòktèr-ye donn, te fe eve larkòl. That’s where you get your alcohol. It comes from sugar. All of the medicine that you drink, that doctors give out, was made with alcohol. (CA) ♦ Li limen lakòl ave enn alimet. He lit the alcohol with a match. (JR)
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larm
CA
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n.
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Tear; larme.
Vye nonm-la ri ke le lanm koule dan se zye! The old man laughed until there were tears flowing from his eyes. (DT); Li t ape plere si tèlman li te gen de larm ape dégoute. He was crying so much he had tears dripping down. (CA) ♦ Ein jou li tapé marché dans la cou, li gardé temps en temps la tombe so piti garçon et délarme coulé dans so zié. One day he was walking in the yard, he looked from time to time at his son’s tomb, and tears were flowing in his eyes. (FO T20)
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larmin
CA, PC
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n.
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Military, army; armée.
Li signen ave larmen pou rèste dan larmen. He signed up to stay in the army. (PC) ♦ Zénéral Chéri Dinde apé konskripté ein gran larmé karant vin mil lome... General Chéri Dinde was drafting an army of 80,000 men... (T16)
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larminèt
BT, PC
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n.
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Mattock; herminette, hoyau, pioche.
Sa se enn larminèt. That is a mattock. (BT)
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larmwa
CA, PC
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n.
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lòrmwa
CA, PC
romwa
CA
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Wardrobe; armoire, garde-robe.
En larmwa se en gro zafè ki gron gron, e li gen de tablet andan l pou to pliye to lenj e met li andan. Sa se en larmwa. A wardrobe is a big thing that has shelves inside for you to fold your clothes and put them on. That’s a wardrobe. (PC) ♦ [Pou] lèrb a pis, ifo vonte twa nef fwa avek le de pòrt den larmwar debou on don le pòrt. For poison ivy, you have to fan yourself nine times with the two doors of an armoire while standing inside the doors. (BI)
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Closet; placard.
Mo gen p pan lenj andan mo romwa. I’ve got to hang clothes in my closet. (CA)
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larozé
CA, PC, ST
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n.
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Dew; rosée.
Laroze-la fo bomèten. The dew is heavy this morning. (PC); Zèrb - la mouye. Li plen laroze. The grass is wet. It’s full of dew. (CA) ♦ Gran bon matin, mo boi larosée on zerbe; dan jou, kan mo souaf ma boi dan piste laouache. In the early morning I drink the dew on the grass. During the day, when I’m thirsty I drink from the cow trails. (T2)
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larun
BT
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n.
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larinn
CA
lanarinn
ST
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Nostril; narine.
Li koupe li dròt so larun de so ne avèk en kouto. He cut him right in the nostril with a knife. (BT)
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larènn
CA, PC
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n.
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Rein; rêne, guide.
Li se jète larenn. He threw the reins. (PC); Se te pou kondi en chval. To hale larenn a goch ou a drwat kan to ole chval-la toumen. It was to drive a horse. You pulled the reins to the left or the right when you wanted the horse to turn. (CA)
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Laròz
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place n.
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Larose (town in Lafourche Parish).
Ena ti plas ye pel Laròz . There is a little place they call Larose. (PC)
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las
CA, NE, PC
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adj.
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Tired; las, fatigué.
Li bèzwenn d dòrmi. Li las. He needs to sleep. He’s tired. (PC) ♦ Ye alonje ye menm partè la kwayan konmanse dromi ben vit pas ke ye te si las. They stretched out on the ground, thinking they would fall asleep at once because they were so tired. (JR)
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lasann
CA
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n.
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Ashes; cendre.
No te gen pou nètwaye lasann andan stov tou le de jou. We had to clean the ashes in the stove every two days. (CA) ♦ Li couri dans la quisine, prend ein ferblanc plein la braise et la cende chaud. He went into the kitchen and got a tin pan full of embers and hot ashes. (FO T6)
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lashas
PC
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n.
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lashash
CA
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Hunt, hunting; chasse.
L ale lachach gro-bèk ou lapen. He went hunting for American bitterns or rabbits. (CA) ♦ Et quand no révini la chasse no tapé soué, é pis tout moun ri nous pou no la chasse chaoué. And when we got back from the hunt I was sweating, and then everyone laughed at us because of our raccoon hunt. (T23) •fe lachas v.phr. To go hunting; aller à la chasse. ♦ En jou enn anmeriken te ape fe lachas dan bwa. One day an American was hunting in the woods. (JR) •kouri lachas v.phr. (PC); kou lachas, va lachas, va a lachas (PC); ale lachach (CA). To go hunting; aller à la chasse. Li te kònen kouri lachas. He used to go hunting. (PC) ♦ Ain jour, moin et ti mait no parti cou la chasse, et no mainnain nos chiens pou yé té suive la trace. One day, my master and I went hunting, and we took our dogs so they could follow the trail. (T23)
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Catch; prise.
Kan li mèn so lachach, se man ki te gen pou fini. Mo te gen pou kòrche ye ou plimen ye. When he brought back his catch, I had to finish. I had to skin them or pluck the feathers. (CA)
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lashas
PC
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v.,
v.intr.,
v.tr.
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lashash
CA, PC, NE
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To hunt, go hunting; chasser, aller à la chasse.
Fronswa te konè lachach itou, so dòn li monje pou livèr. François used to hunt also, and that gave him things to eat during the winter. (NE); Li te konnen lachas e mon nonk. He used to go hunting with my uncle. (PC); Li t ape lachach. He was hunting. (CA)To hunt; chasser. Ye te konnen lachas pèrdri. He used to go hunting with my uncle. They would hunt partridge. (PC)
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lashmon
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n.
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A kind of sickness; espèce de maladie.
♦ Pou lachmon di kòr e pou la dontisyon den piti, to sèr lamalonme blan. For [lachmon] of the body and for the teething of a child, you use white [malome]. (BI)
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lasho
CA, PC
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n.
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Whitewash, lime; chaux, lait de chaux, blanc de chaux.
Mo te blanchi, no te pran lacho, se pè en lapentir se en WHITEWASH. I used to whitewash, we would take lime, that’s not paint, it’s whitewash. (PC); Lacho se pou frote. Si t ole pentire to lamezon, to sèr lacho dan dolo deliye avon to pentire. Kan sete chese, sete blan. Whitewash is for scrubbing. If you want to paint your house, you use whitewash in diluted water before you paint. When it dried, it was white. (CA)
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lashoukourout
CA
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n.
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Sauerkraut; choucroute.
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Coleslaw; salade de chou cru. (CA).
Mo gen en tèt dichou, de karot e zongnon. M ape fe lachoukourout aswa pou manje avèk mo pwason. I’ve got a head of cabbage, carrots and onions. I’m making coleslaw tonight to eat with my fish. (CA)
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