Haitian Creole – English Dictionary - Dunwoody Press

peye; m’antrave. I don’t have enough money to pay.
I find myself in a difficult situation.
antravè, an travè adv Crosswise, obliquely, across.
Li kouche antravè sou kabann nan He lay across the
bed.
antre 1 vi To enter*, to come in, to get in, to
penetrate, to step in. Antre nan chanm nan To
enter the room. Kouri antre Dash in. Fè antre To
show in, to let in. Antre nan pè To go into the
seminary. Antre nan mè To go into (join) the
convent. Youn antre nan lòt One takes care of
(compensates for) the other. Antre sou moun To
become (too) familiar. Antre sòti To come and go, to
get in and out. vt To put inside. Antre chat la,
men lapli Bring the cat inside; it’s going to rain.
Antre lan manch la Take the sleeve in a little.
antre a 2 n 1. Entrance*, opening. Bèl antre
Splendid entrance. Li gen bèl antre He is gap-toothed.
2. Admission. Antre lib Free admission.
antre 3 V ant
antremetè a (m), antremetèz la (f) n Meddlesome.
antrene vi To train*, to drill, to practice.
antrenè a n Coach, trainer*.
antrènman an n Training*, practice, drill. Fè
antrènman To drill, to practice.
antreprann vt To undertake, to take on.
antreprenan attrib Enterprising*.
antreprenè a n Undertaker.
antrèt, an trèt adv By treason, without warning,
unexpectedly.
antretan, antre tan adv Meanwhile, in the meantime.
antretni vt To maintain, to keep. Li antretni kay
li byen He keeps his house well. Anri ap antretni
Jozefin Henry keeps Josephine as his mistress.
antrot, antròt By the way.
antye, ankè attrib Entire*, whole. An antye In its
entirety, entirely. Yo manje yon kodenn antye They
ate a whole turkey.
antyèman adv Completely, entirely*.
antyoupwèt, antoupwèt, antchouprèt attrib Restless,
nosy, excited. (syn) antyoutyout.
antyoutyout, antchoutchout attrib Restless, excessively
curious, excited. (syn) antyoupwèt.
anvan, avan 1 prep 1. Before (time). Anvan
lontan Before long. Avan samdi Before Saturday.
2. Before (distance, order). Si ou soti Pòtoprens
ou pral Okap, w’ap rive Sen Mak anvan Gonayiv If
you go from Port-au-Prince to Cape Haitian, you
will reach St Marc before Gonaïves. Anvan tout
bagay First of all, in the first place.
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anvan, avan 2 conj Before. Anvan w’ale, di’m
Tell me before leaving. Avan solèy kouche Before
sundown.
anvan, avan 3 adv Before; first. Vini anvan To
come first.
anvayi 1 vt To invade*. To crowd in, to surround
in great numbers.
anvayi 2 attrib To be flooded (carburator).
anve, an ve attrib Bound by a vow*.
anvenimen V anvlimen
anverite, an verite adv Frankly, verily*, in God’s
truth.
anvi 1 vt To yearn for, to desire, to wish, to
want. Ou pa konn sa m’anvi fè? Don’t you know
what I want to do?
anvi a 2 n 1. Desire, craving. Gen anvi To have
an appetite for, to have a mind to. 2. Envy*. 3. Birthmark
which is the result of a woman’s craving
during her pregnancy. Anvi kochon A birthmark
with hairs on it.
anvi, an vi 3 attrib Alive. Yo te kwè li te mouri men
li anvi They thought he had died but he is (still)
alive.
anvitès, an vitès adv Fast, in a jiffy.
anvizaje vt To consider, to envisage*.
anvlimen, anvenimen vi To get worse; to fester
(a wound, a scab). To swell.
anvlòp la n Envelope*.
anvoute vt To cast a spell, to hex. To be possessed.
Li anvoute He has been possessed by a bad spirit.
anvye 1 vt To envy, to be jealous of.
anvye (m), anvyèz (f) 2 attrib Envious*.
anwe attrib Hoarse.
any interj Exclamation denoting disgust, disapproval.
anyen, aryen indef pron Nothing. Sa pa fè’m
anyen It’s all the same to me. Sa ou wè laba a?
Anyen What do you see over there? Nothing.
anzingdekontraryete, an zing de kontrarye-te attrib
Moody, in a bad mood, angry.
ap v marker Auxiliary of the present progressive.
V ape, pe. ONEC/N-19: Depi nou fèt se sou tè a
n’ap viv Since we were born it is on this land we
have been living. ONEC/N-5: Lò yon sitwayen ap
pase devan drapo li When a citizen is passing
before his flag. PRESSOIR-10: M’konnen m’ap mouri
aswè I know I shall die tonight.
apa, a pa 1 attrib Particular, private, apart*, special.
apa, a pa 2 prep Beside, apart* from.
apa, a pa 3 adv Separately.