Dictionary of Louisiana Creole
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Orthography: Entries use the modern Kouri-Vini Orthography; however, the examples retain their original orthography based on Haitian Creole from the book.
There are also several examples written in a French Orthography; these have also been left as is in the book.
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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rozèt
CA
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n.
)
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Bow nœud.
Ye fe en rozèt e rouban e ye mèt sa dan so latèt. They made a bow out of ribbon and they put it on her head. (CA)
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rozé
BT, CA, PC
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v.tr.
)
roz
CA
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To water; arroser.
M en kouri roze mo jarden. I’m going to water my garden. (PC); Mo t ap roze mo plant-ye e en larozwa. I was watering my plants with a watering can. (CA) ♦ Minme léguime ké yé té rosé dan jardin avé dolo la, aussi vite vou coupé yé, lendimin yé tou poussé encor pli bel ké jamin. Even the vegetables which you watered with it, if you cut them, the next day they would grow as fine as the day before. (FO 1887)
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To sprinkle; asperger, couvrir avec une légère couche de, saupoudrer.
Lo beni? To peu roze sa dan ta mezon avan to va kouche. Holy water? You can sprinkle that in your house before you go to bed. (BT); Apre to kwi to jòromon to roz li avèk lamiskad e en moso dibèr. After you cook your pumpkin, you sprinkle it with nutmeg and a piece of butter and you stir it. (CA)
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ru*
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n.
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lari
CA, NE, PC
laru
NE
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Street; rue.
Mo konnen tou lari ki a mennen twa kote CARROLLTON . I know all of the streets that lead to Carrollton. (PC); Ye pretan lari-la toujou gen trafik. They claim the street always has traffic. (CA) ♦ Francoèse, to raplé ti boutic la mo té gagnin rue Perdido? Frances, do you remember the little shop I had on Perdido Street? (T31)
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ruiné
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v.tr.
)
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To ruine; ruiner.
Il y a longtemps t'apé ruiner moi comme ça. You’ve been ruining me for a long time like that. (AN T103)
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rum
NE, PC
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n.
)
rim
CA, NE, PC
rim
PC
larum
ST
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Cold; rhume.
Sa te kase rum dan no CHEST. That broke up the cold in our chest. (PC); Mo pran remèd pou mo rim. I’m taking medicine for my cold. (CA) to gen en rim bouyi fey koton sovaj e pi bwa la tizonn la. If you have a cold boil some wild cotton leaves and drink that. [ ‘rhime ‘] (LA) •rum sèrvo n.phr. (PC); rim sèrvo (PC). Head cold; rhume de cerveau, •rim potrin n.phr. (CA); larum potrin (ST). 1) Lung disease, consumption, tuberculosis; tuberculose. 2) Chest cold; rhume de poitrine. (ST)
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Flu; grippe.
Mo konè kon nou te koutum gen le rum, mòm te fe en lak èk soda epi dimyèl. I remember when we had the flu, Mom would make a potion with soda and honey. (NE)
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rwa
CA, MO 60
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n.
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King; roi.
Vous connais, ti nèg-ça-là c'lait le roi dans so pays. You know, that little black man was the king of his own land. (DC); Li te fe en renn. Li marye rwa-la. She was made queen. She married the king. (CA) ♦ Et pis mo té toujou content comme ain léroi. And I was always as happy as a king. (T27)
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rèd
CA, PC
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adj.,
adv.
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rèt
BT
réd
CA
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Stiff, hard; raide.
Me ren rèt. My lower back is stiff. (BT); No ajèt lamidon pou mèt andan lenj koton pou fe li rèd. We bought starch to put in cotton clothes to make them stiff. (CA) ♦ Néléphant prend halé, halé, la corde la té raide comme ein barre fer. The elephant began pulling and pulling, the rope was as stiff as an iron bar. (FO T1)Fast, quickly; vite, rapidement. Si pitzi-lœ bwa sa, s ale tchwe li rèt. If that child drinks it, it will kill him on the spot. (BT); Èl glise o kètchoz e tonmbe rèt pa-t-tè. She slipped on something and fell flat on her back. (BT) ♦ Di bois la prende descende courant et yé filé raide. The wood started to go with the current and they were moving really fast. (FO T15)
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règardan
PC
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adj.
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régardan
CA, ST
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Stingy, greedy; avare, regardant.
Li chich . Li règardan. He is miserly and stingy. (PC); Li dòn pa aryen. Li regardan. He doesn’t give anything. He’s stingy. (CA)
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rèl
BT
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n.
)
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Rail; rail.
Kan l char-la mont disu i va ale drwat swiv le rèl. When the train starts out it goes straight and follows the rails. (BT)
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rèlman
CA, PC
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adv.
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rèlmon
PC
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Actually, really; vraiment.
Rèlman, kreyòl se en BROKEN LANGUAGE. ♦In reality, Creole is a broken language. (PC); Kon ton-la t ape vini rèlmon fre-fre, Fronswa mènè se vach ondon en magasen. When the weather started getting really cold, Francis led his cows into a bam. (NE); Li rèlman konpron pa aryen to di li. He really doesn’t understand anything you say to him. (CA)
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rèn
CA
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n.
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larènn
ST
rènn
CA
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Queen; reine.
Li te fe en renn. Li marye rwa-la. She was made queen. She married the king. (CA) ♦ Li ranje en bononm e met li ora la fnet la renn-la. He made a little scarecrow and set it up outside the queen’s window. (JR)
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rèouvri
PC
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v.tr.
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réovri
CA
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To open again, reopen; rouvrir.
Lè è fermè so zyè, fermè le è rèouvri li, fèrmè e ouvè. He closes his eyes, closes and opens them, closes and opens. (PC)
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rèputasyon
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n.
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rèpitasyon
PC
répitasyon
CA
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Reputation; réputation.
Li pèrd so repitasyon tèlman ke li bwa la bwason. He’s lost his reputation, he’s been drinking so much. (CA)
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rès
PC
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n.
)
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Leftovers; restes.
Dòn mon le rès. Give me the leftovers. (PC)
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rèspiré
No sources
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v.intr.
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réspiré
ST
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To breathe; respirer, souffler.
♦Mo bien géné pou respiré; mo faible, faible. I’m having a hard time breathing; I’m very weak. (ME)
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rèsponsab
CA
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adj.
)
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Responsible; responsable.
M ap dòn twa sa. To rèsponsab pou sa. I’m going to give you this. You’re responsible for this. (CA) ♦ Mo pli responsabe pour statue Miché Kellogg. Now I am no longer responsible for the statue of Mr. Kellogg. (T34)
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rèspèkté
CA
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v.tr.
)
rispèk
PC
rèspé
PC
rèspè
PC
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To respect; respecter.
Mo rispèk ye, ye rispèk mo. I respect them and they respect me. (PC); Ena en ta moun ke rèspèkte li. Li en vayan moun. A lot of people respected him. He was a nice person. (CA)
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rèspé
CA
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n.
)
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Respect; respect.
En piten, se keken ke pa bon. Se keken ki kouch partou. Li pa gen rèspe. A person of loose morals is a bad person. It’s someone who sleeps around. He has no respect. (CA) ♦ Compair Tigue oté so sapo et di: Michié Cabri, mo vini présanté vou mo respé avèé mo gasson, et mandé nouvel vou famie. Brer Tiger removed his hat and said: Mr. Goat, I have come to present you my respects with my son, and to ask for news of your family. (T8)
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rèspéktab
CA, PC
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adj.
)
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Respectable; respectable.
Li te gen en bon ga]. Li te byen rèspektab. He had a good job. He was respectable. (CA) ♦ Vou respectabe conchitroyen. Your respectable fellow citizen. (T13)
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rèstan
CA, ST
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n.
)
rèston
PC
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Rest, remainder; reste.
♦ Quand yé té rivé au ras la maison Michié Zipiter dans ciel tout la restant chien yé té pair, yé parti. When they arrived near Mr. Jupiter’s house in the sky, the remainder of the dogs were afraid, they left. (FO T15)
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Leftovers; restes.
Mo resevwa en ta moun yèr e. Mo gen en ta rèstan dan glasyè . I had a lot of company yesterday. I’ve got a lot of leftovers in the refrigerator. (CA)
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rèstoran
CA, PC, ST
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n.
)
lèstoran
PC
èstoron
BT
lèstoron
BT
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Restaurant; restaurant.
Kofè m ole monje siton kote rèstoran ò blan ve pa mwen? Why would I want to eat so badly in a restaurant where the whites don’t want me? (PC); Mò biznis se en lèstoron. Mon jòb a mon se en COOK My business is a restaurant, and my job is a cook. (BT); Mo te anbarase parskè mo te pa abiye byen pou dmen o rèstoran. I was embarrassed because I wasn’t dressed nice to eat at the restaurant. (ST)
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rèsté
No sources
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v.intr.,
v.aux.
)
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To remain, stay; rester.
Mo mòm te malad, li rèste malad trwa zon. My mother was sick. She stayed sick for three years. (PC); Larjan li kolèkte sa va pou misyonèr-la. Sa rès pa dan la parwas. The money he collected, it goes to the missionary. It doesn’t stay in the patish. (CA) ♦ Li envite li pou rete dmen avek li. He invited him to stay and have dinner with him. (JR); Pi la li song le li en koud pwen don so vont. So pwen-la rete kole. They he dealt him a blow to the stomach. His fist remained stuck. (LA)
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To be left over, remain; rester, demeurer.
E la kan nou rontre nou rekòt nou peye nou Iwaye. Sa ki reste, larjonn, li dòn nouzòt li. And when we brought in the harvest we paid our rent. And the money that was left he gave to us. (PC); Kan to fini to tas kafe, ena la mar ki rès andan. When you’ve finished your cup of coffee, the grounds stay on the bottom. (CA) ♦ Na pi rention dan cabanne, jiche dizo cilà ki rété. There are no supplies left in the house, just that bone remains. (T4)
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To live; habiter.
Kont mo marye, la fiy vini rèste avèk mwa isi. When I got married the girl came to live with me here. (NE); Mo te rèt dan vyeu lamezon. I used to live in an old house. (PC); Ye bandònen mezon-la. Ena pi pèrsonn ki rès andan-la. They abandoned the house. No one lives there anymore. (CA) ♦ Compair Dahomey té ein vié zancien nègue guinain ki té rété lot côté bayou. Brer Dahomey was an old Guinean black man who lived across the bayou. (T6)[Habitual or durative action.] To konnen, kichoj kòm sa, to gen toujou parle li, to vwa? Si to rèste janmè parle, t a janme konnè. You know, something like that, you have to speak it a lot. If you go without speaking it you will never learn it. (PC) • rete trape v.phr. (PC). To get caught, stuck; s’accrocher, se prendre. Mo chimij rete trape dan waya-la. My shirt got caught on the barbed wire. (PC) •reste san v.phr. (PC). To do without, go without; se passer de. Kan mo papa k chache en pè d tènis pou mo frè e li te tro piti, li dòn li kote mon. La, frè te gen reste san. When my dad went to get a pair of tennis shoes for my brother and they were too small he gave them to me. Then my brother had to go without. (PC); Mo te pa gen sa s f e mo rèste san. I didn’t have any, so I did without. (CA) •rès dan det v.phr. (PC). To be in debt; être endetté. Le rès dan det. He is in debt. (PC); Avan mo fini peye en choj, mo achte kikchoj dòt, e mo rès dan dèt. Before I finish paying for one thing, I buy something else and I stay in debt. (CA) •rès malad v.phr. To be sickly; être maladif. cf. malad •reste trankil v.phr. To keep quiet, still; se taire, rester tranquille, cf. trankil •rèste debout v.phr. To stand, be standing; rester debout, cf. debout •rèste pri v.phr. (PC). To get caught, stuck; s’accrocher, se prendre. Nou rèste pri andan labou-la. We got stuck in the mud. (PC); Ye rèste pri andan fil de fè. They got caught in barbed wire. (CA)
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rèv
CA
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n.
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Dream; rêve. •move rèv
n.phr. (CA; ST). Bad dream, nightmare; mauvais rêve, cauchemar. Li te gen en louten. Sa fe bebe kriye. Se en movè rèv. He had a nightmare. That made the baby cry. That’s a bad dream. (CA)
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ré
CA, PC
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n.
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laré
CA
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Furrow, row; sillon, raie.
Sa ouv en re, e la se met dekann-la kouche, kous pa tè. They open up a row and then they lay the cane down flat on the ground. (PC); Li fe en re pou marke so ran-ye. He made a furrow to mark his rows. (CA)
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Drainage ditch (in a field); rigole, fossé d’égouttement (dans un champ).
Tu blòk la re dœ l jarden, tu me dolo anddan la. You block off the drainage ditch and fill it with water. (PC); En lare se o milye. Se pou trape dolo. A furrow is in the middle. It’s for catching water. (CA)
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rébati
BT, CA
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v.tr.
)
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To rebuild; rebâtir.
Ye kase la vyey mezon, e pi la ye rebati dan la menm plas. They tore down the old house and rebuilt in the same place. (BT); Divan-la jete mo garaj. Mo i pou rebati li. The wind knocked over my garage. I had to rebuild it. (CA)
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rébèl
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adj.
)
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Rebellious; rebelle.
♦ Mais tou té n'a l'air si rebel qué mo tremblé com en Décembre. But everyone looked so rebellious that I trembled as if it were December. (T37)
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rébèl
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n.
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Rebel; rebelle.
♦ Nou zot tous Linionemaine gain pou zini pou bate rebail là yé. We Unionmen have to unite to fight the rebels. (T12)
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rédi
CA
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v.tr.
)
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To say again, tell again; redire.
Redi man sa. Mo konpran pa. Say that again. I don’t understand. (CA) ♦ Ma djà rédit souvent: «mo piti, Bon Djié bon. « I have often said it, ‘My child, God is good.’ (T27)
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rédoublé
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v.intr.
)
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To increase, double; redoubler, s’augmenter.
Mèt to larjan dan labank e life lentère. Li redouble. Put your money in the bank and it earns interest. It doubles. (CA) ♦ Di vent vini, di vent soufflé, et tout d’ain coup li rédoublé; Tchombo, roseau! The wind came, and the wind blew, and all at once it doubled; Hold on, little reed! (T21)
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To line (a garment); doubler (un vêtement).
Kapo-sa-la redouble. Li gen en ladoublir. That coat is lined. It has a lining. (CA)
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rédui
CA
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v.tr.
)
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To reduce; réduire.
Mo ote en parti dan mo larjan. Sa redui mo lentère. I took out part of my money. That reduced my interest. (CA) ♦ Me sa don en boutey dolo, e redi li a demi. Put that in a bottle of water, and reduce it by half. (BI)
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rédyo
PC
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n.
)
rédayo
ST
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Radio; radio.
Nou tan redyo tou le maten. We listen to the radio every morning. (PC); Mo koute redayo. I listen to the radio. (ST)
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réfizé
CA
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v.tr.
)
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To refuse; refuser.
Mo te pa gen ase lamonen pou peye mo lakrèm. Li refize done man lakrèm. I didn’t have enough change to pay for the ice cream. She refused to give me the ice cream. (CA) ♦ Dan livè, kan Bouki kouri mannde Lapen kichòz pou manje, li refize li. In the winter, when Bouki went to ask Rabbit for something to eat, he refused him. (JR)
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réfrédi
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v.intr.
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rafradi
CA
rafrédi
CA
rœfrèdi
PC
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To cool down; (se) refroidir.
Nou gen pour lèse li uchka i rœfrèdi. We have to leave it until it cools off. (PC); Mo gen pou chofe mo dmen. Li rafradi. I’ve got to heat up my lunch. It got cold. (CA) ♦[Pou] mal o zye, fe bouyi de ti bourjon siro. Les li refredi, la lave to zye-ye avek sa. For sore eyes, boil some elderberry buds. Let them cool off, and then wash your eyes with that. (BI)
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réfèrmé
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v.tr.
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To close back up; se refermer.
♦ Can nabe la ouvri, entré didan, la va réfermé, é to sra oua plein joli kichoge. When the tree will open, enter into it, it will close up, and you will see many pretty things. (FO 1887)
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réfò
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n.
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Horseradish; raifort.
♦ Pou jonsiv gonfle, pron en rasin refò e to chik sa konm la gonm. For swollen gums, you take a horseradish root and you chew it like gum. (LA)
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régalé
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v.,
v.refl.,
v.tr.
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To celebrate; se régaler, célébrer.
Mo manje si byen ke mo regale mo-mèm. I ate so well that I enjoyed myself. (CA) ♦ Li donné soupé pou nègue régalé', so vié lamisique té baye lacolique. He gave a supper so the blacks could celebrate. His old music gave people colic. (T10)To regale; régaler. ♦ Li té cré Michié Zipiter té gagnin pou régalé li, mais premier quichoge li té connin, commis la tournin avec lot moune, yé prend Brisetout, yé marré li ben . He thought that Mr. Jupiter would regale him, but the first thing he knew, the clerk returned with everyone else, they took Brisetout and tied him up tight. (FO T15)
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réglé
CA, MO 60
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v.tr.
)
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To settle; régler.
Si to gen en kredi o magazen, to vyen regle to kont. If you have credit at the store, you come to settle your account. (CA) ♦ Li te vini pou regle det-sa-la, men li te tro tar pou toumen sa kouri an lwa. He had come to settle that debt, but he was too late to prevent it from going to court. (JR) •regle (so) kont v.phr. (CA). To fix, get back at; régler le compte à, se venger sur. Li te kolèr e li regle so kont. He was angry and he got back at him. (CA) ♦ Encore ver de terre la dit moin quand mo passé qué li té gagné pou réglé mo compte. Again the earthworm told me as I went by that he was going to get back at me. (FO T3)
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To regulate; régler. (MO 60)
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régrété
CA, PC
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v.tr.
)
grété
NE
grèt
NE
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To be sorry, regret; regretter.
M ape vini vyeu, mo grèt sa. I’m getting old, I regret that. (NE); Mo ti chyen kreve. Mo tere li. Mo regrete li kreve. My little dog died. I buried him. I’m sorry he died. (CA); ♦ Ah! mo bien regretté yé pas fini statue Kellogg! Oh! I really regret that they haven’t finished the statue of Kellogg. (T34)
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régulyé
NE
(
adj.,
adv.
)
régilyé
CA, NE, PC
réglé
PC
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Regular; régulier. (NE)Regularly; régulièrement.
Li te peye regulye kon li travaye pou Fontno e Gidri. He was paid regularly when he worked for Fontenot and Guidry. (NE); Li vini regilye, tou le jour. He came regularly, every day. (CA)
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réjim
CA
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n.
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Diet; régime.
Doktèr-la mèt man anlèr en rejim. Mo gen la dyabèt. The doctor put me on a diet I’ve got diabetes. (CA)
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réjwi
No sources
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v.intr.
)
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To be delighted; se réjouir.
♦ Li té réjoui, cojère li té cré que li té sucré la lime là pou di bon; à la fin dé fin li usé tou so lalangue. He was delighted, because he thought that he had sugar-coated that file for good; at the very end he wore away his entire tongue. (ME 90)
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réjyon
PC
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n.
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Region; région.
Nouzòt nou fe pa la mizèr le nwar isi. Ye akuz leu monn blan dan l sud, men sa s fe pa dan l rejyon. We don’t make any trouble for black people here. They accuse white, people [of that] in the South, but it doesn’t happen around here. (PC)
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réklamasyon
CA
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n.
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Claim; revendication.
Mo jamen i en reklamasyon de domaj mo i apre mo lamezon. I never had a claim about the damages to my house. (CA) ♦ Vous cé ein bon blanc, et vous va pas refusé mo réclamation. You are a good white man, and you will not refuse my claim. (T34)
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réklamé
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To claim, reclaim; revendiquer.
Mo reuklamen ma tèr. I reclaimed my land. (PC); Ye dòn du ransyon jòdi. M ape gen pou ale o CENTER pou reklamen ye. They’re giving out rations today. I have to go to the Center to claim them. (CA) ♦ Mo pli oulé personne gagnin droit réclamé moin zindemnité. I no longer want people claiming indemnities against me. (T34)To object, protest, complain; réclamer, protester, se plaindre. Mo se kapab reklamen pou dezòrd mo te gen. I could have complained about the mess I had. (CA) ♦ Yé va dit comme ça: Quand méme mo réclamé et dit moin c'est ein lapin yé va dit: Oh non, gardé so zoreille, vouzote oua ben c’est ein milet, et mo sra fouti. They will say thus: Even if I protest and say that I’m a rabbit they’ll say ‘Oh no, look at his ears, you all see that he’s a mule,’ and I will be in trouble. (FO T15)
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rékoltè
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rakòltè
CA, PC
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Farmer; fermier, agriculteur, cultivateur.
Dan tan tou moun te rekoltè. Koton, mai, dekann. In those days everyone was a farmer. Cotton, com, sugar cane. (PC)
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rékomandé
CA
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To order; commander.
Mo se rekomande en sak diri o magazen. I would order a sack of rice from the store. (CA)
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rékonpans
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Reward; récompense.
Mo ede li pou trouve koken-la e li done man en rekonpans. I helped him find the thief and he gave me a reward. (CA) ♦Mo té croi, dit Bourriquet, mo sré gagnin meillère récompense. I thought, said the donkey, that I would get a better reward. (FO T15)
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rékonpansé
CA
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To pay back, make it up to, reward; récompenser.
Li rekonpanse man. Li dòn man en bèl plan patat dous. He rewarded me. He gave me a nice sweet potato plant. (CA) ♦ Ain lou té accroché ain dézo dan so gosié. Li promette ain gru récompenser li, si li té oulé fourrer so latête laddan é oter dézo-là. A wolf got a bone caught in his throat. He promised a crane he would make it up to her if she would stick her head in and remove the bone. (ME 90)
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rékonèt
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rèkonu
PC
rékònét
PC
rèkonét
PC
rèkonni
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To recognize; reconnaître.
Mo rèkonu parmi blan e nwa. Tou moun konè mon. I’m recognized among whites and blacks, and everyone knows me. (PC); Mo wa en ti garson de isi ke mo te pa wa pou lontan e mo te pa rekonèt li. I saw a young boy from here that I hadn’t seen in a long time and I didn’t recognize him. (ST) ♦ Mo reconnaite li dé suit pou jige Dibble. I recognized him right away as Judge Dibble. (T40)
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rékòlt
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rékòl
MO 60, PC
rékòt
PC
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Farming, raising crops; agriculture.
Li fe en bon rekòlt èstonnen. He had a good harvest this year. (CA) •fe rekòlt v.phr. (CA); fe lekòt, fe rekòt (PC); fe la rekòl (NE); fe rekòl (MO 60). 1) To farm; faire de l’agriculture, cultiver la terre, être cultivateur. Mo te fe rekòl pròch tou mo lavi. I have worked a farm almost all my life. (BT) ♦ Li te jisman bezwan en nonm pou travye pou li, e li pran li pou fe so rekòt. She just needed a man to work for her, and she took him on to do her harvest. (JR) 2) To harvest; faire la récolte. (MO 60) •ramase (so) rekòlt v.phr. (CA); ramse nou rekòt (PC). To bring in the harvest; rentrer la récolte. Nou ramase nou rekòt dan lotòn. We do the harvest in the fall. (PC) •rantre (so) rekòlt v.phr. (CA); rantre so rekòt, ranntre to rekòt, antre rekòt (PC). To bring in the harvest; rentrer la récolte. Ka moun se fini rantre tou rekòt, antour oktòb, ye te lach tou dan klo. When people finished bringing in the harvest around October, they stopped all work in the field. (PC) ♦ Kan ye rantre ye rekòt patat Bouki mennen tou pye-ye dan so magazen. When they harvested their crop of potatoes, Bouki brought all of the stalks into his bam. (JR)
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Crop, plant; plante (que l’on cultive).
T e èm pa plonte sa bonè paski, se en rekòt, i lèm pa frè bimè li. You don’t want to plant it too early, because it’s a crop that doesn’t like the cold to strike it. (PC) REM: NE claims that the form rekòlt is found only among mesolectal speakers. ♦ Mo té révé que tous les champs té couvert dé belle récolte. I dreamt that all of the fields were covered in a beautiful harvest. (T34) •plante rekòlt v.phr (CA); plannte rekòt (PC); plonte ma rekòlt (NE). To plant crops; planter. Ye plannte rekòt-la dan prentan. They planted crops in the spring. (PC)
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