Haitian Creole – English Dictionary - Dunwoody Press
Haitian Creole – English Dictionary - Dunwoody Press
Haitian Creole – English Dictionary - Dunwoody Press
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avan an, avannsant la 1 n Forward (soccer).<br />
avan V anvan 2<br />
avangou a n Foretaste, preview. (syn) apèsi.<br />
avanjou, avan jou adv Before dawn.<br />
avannsant V avan<br />
avanpòs la n Outpost* (military).<br />
avans la n 1. Down payment, advance* payment.<br />
2. Advance, attentions. Anri ap fè fi a avans Henry<br />
is making amorous advances to the girl. 3. Alavans,<br />
davans In advance, in anticipation of. Depi davans<br />
Beforehand. M’te pale ou davans I told you in<br />
advance. I forewarned you.<br />
avanse, vanse vt To bring forward, to move<br />
forward. Avanse chèz la Move the chair forward ;<br />
to bring forward (a date). vi To advance*, to<br />
step forward, to approach, to go forward, to<br />
draw near. Vanse sou Going toward, getting closer<br />
to.<br />
avantaj la, avantay la n Advantage*, profit, benefit.<br />
avantaje vt 1. To do favors for, to favor. 2. To<br />
give.<br />
avanti a n Adventure*.<br />
avanvèy la, lavanvèy la n Two days before. Li<br />
rive lavanvèy lantèman an He arrived two days<br />
before the burial.<br />
avanyè, avantyè, avanzyè adv The day before<br />
yesterday.<br />
avap, avape v marker Auxiliary of the progressive<br />
future. M’avap manje lè sa a I shall be eating<br />
then.<br />
ave a 1 n A plant. Petiveria alliacea L. It is given<br />
to patients suffering from fever.<br />
ave a 2 n Admission of wrongdoing. Li fè ave lan<br />
tribinal la He confessed in open court.<br />
avè V avèk<br />
avèg n & attrib Blind.<br />
avegle, vegle vt To blind, to dazzle.<br />
avèk, avè, ak, a, ake prep With. Avè’m, avè’l<br />
With me, with him. The form ‘ake’ is used in the<br />
North. Lwen ak isit Far from here. Gen menm<br />
valè ak To have the same value as. Tou pre ak<br />
Very near to. conj Pyè ak Pòl Peter and Paul.<br />
avès la, anvès la n Short, sudden shower; downpour.<br />
V lapli.<br />
avèti, vèti vt To warn, to inform, to let s.o.<br />
know, to advise.<br />
avètisman an n Warning.<br />
avi a 1 n Notice, communique.<br />
avi, a vi 2 attrib For life, lifetime.<br />
avidèy adv Visibly, openly, outwardly.<br />
17 A<br />
avili vt To put down, to degrade.<br />
avilisman an n Debasement.<br />
avize vt To inform, to let s.o. know, to advise*.<br />
avni an 1 n Avenue*.<br />
avni an, lavni 2 n Future. Destiny.<br />
avoka a n Lawyer, attorney.<br />
avoran, devoran attrib Greedy, grabbing, biting;<br />
grasping.<br />
avòte vi To abort*, to fail.<br />
avòtman an n Abortion*. Fè avòtman To have<br />
an abortion.<br />
avril n April*.<br />
avwa a n Possession(s).<br />
avwàn nan n Oats, oatmeal.<br />
avwe vt To confess, to acknowlege, to recognize,<br />
to avow*.<br />
avyasyon an n Airport; aviation*.<br />
avyatè a n Airplane pilot, aeroplane pilot.<br />
avyon an n Airplane.<br />
awo V aro<br />
awona V arona<br />
awousa V arousa<br />
awoutsayd, awoutsay Off side* (games).<br />
awoze V rouze<br />
ay 1 interj Ouch!<br />
ay V ale 2<br />
ayayay interj Wow! Exclamation expressing various<br />
feelings (joy, disappointment, surprise, etc.).<br />
ayè V yè<br />
ayèl la n Ancestor.<br />
ayeroplàn nan, areyoplàn nan n Airplane*.<br />
ayeropò a n Airport*.<br />
ayibobo V abobo<br />
Ayida n A woman who has very short hair by<br />
nature.<br />
Ayida-Wèdo n Vodou deity.<br />
ayik attrib 1. Exhausted. Li tèlman pale, m’ayik<br />
He spoke so much, I am exhausted. 2. Sick (from<br />
overeating).<br />
Ayisyen an n <strong>Haitian</strong>.<br />
Ayiti cheri, Haiti cheri A <strong>Haitian</strong> song by Othello<br />
Bayard expressing the nostalgic feeling of <strong>Haitian</strong>s<br />
for the homeland.<br />
Ayiti, Haiti n Haiti. Se nan peyi Ayiti Toma ou ye<br />
You’re in the country of Haiti Thomas; that’s where