Haitian Creole – English Dictionary - Dunwoody Press

lese vt To wound, to hurt, to injure; to offend;
to wound one’s self. Nan tranbleman tè ki fèt la,
gen twa mil moun ki blese As a result of the
earthquake, 3000 persons were wounded.
blesi a n Wound, sore, injury.
blije V oblije
bliyadò a n Forgetful person.
bliye, bilye (pop) vt To forget. Bliye kò: To
forget one’s self. Se sa’m bliye m’pa di’l I let him
have it. I gave him hell. I didn’t mince my words.
bliyo V blero
blo a n Blow*, hit.
blòf la n Bluff*.
blofe vt To bluff*.
blofè a n Bluffer*.
blòk la n Block*, natural stone block; building
material, block*, such as cinder block. Blòk
glas Block of ice. M’chita sou yon blòk I’m cool as
a cucumber. I’m not worried. I keep calm. Also
used in the meaning of ‘to form a solid block’;
‘blockade’; ‘street block’, square. Blòk motè Motor
block. Blòk bwa Block of wood. Also: madriye.
An blòk Wholesale. Blòk jòn Yellow pad (writing
paper).
bloke vt To block* (in soccer game); to hamper;
to stop.
blokis la n 1. Roadblock*. Gen blokis, m’pa kab
al Kalfou There is a roadblock; I can’t go to Kalfou.
2. Problem, hindrance.
blon an n A blond* (man).
blond lan n A blond* (woman).
blouz la n Blouse*; doctor’s uniform.
blouzon an n Shirt (for children).
bo 1 vt To kiss, to embrace. Youn bo lòt They
kiss(ed) each other. vi To kiss. Also a noun: a
kiss.
bo 2 adv In vain, in spite of. Yo bo di’l They told
him in vain (a thousand times). Li bo eseye Try as
he may.
bò 1 prep Is used as a preposition, an adverb,
etc. As a preposition, it means close to, by,
beside, near. It is often associated with the word
‘kote’ and the complete preposition is ‘bò kote’
or ‘bò kot’. Here are some expressions with the
word ‘bò’. Abò, a bò On board*, aboard*. Bò isi,
bò isit, bò isi a, bò isit la Here, this way, on this
side. Bò la a Over here. M’pa sou bò ou I ain’t
bothered about you. Lòt bò, lòt bò a Yonder, over
there, on the other side. Kibò ou rete? Where do
you live?
bò a 2 n Side, edge; half (of an object); part,
section.
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bòbèch la n Candle ring, socket. Lanp bòbèch,
lanp tèt bòbèch Type of oil lamp.
bobin nan n Spool, reel of thread. Cf. bobbin*.
Se bobin (or) bobin suif Baloney! It’s a lot of
nonsense.
bobinay la n Coil.
bobinen vt To wind on (a spool), to string, to
string along.
bobis adv Mache bobis To swing one’s body about;
to truck; to strut.
bobo 1 vt To kiss (rare). Yon gèp panyòl bobo’l
lan dyòl A wasp kissed him on the mouth (stung
him).
bobo a 2 n 1. Bruise (infantile). Place where
one has a bump. 2. Bobo bannann V pòpòt
bannann. 3. V bòbòt.
bobori a n Type of thick cassava biscuit made
from manioc.
bòbòt la, bobo a n 1. Natura muliebris, female
genitals, cunt. 2. Small roll (bread).
bòbòy attrib Somewhat stupid, imbecile.
bòday la n Edge, rim, border*.
bode V brode
bòde vi To approach, to come near, to dock, to
board*. Pa bòde Don’t come near me. vt To
provide with a border*, i.e. adding a lace border
to a dress.
bòdè V bròdè
bòdèl la n Brothel*.
bòdi a n 1. Edge (of a lake). 2. Border (of a
dress). Fè bòdi To put on a border.
bòdmè a n 1. Waterfront, seashore. An’n al pran
bon van bòdmè Let’s go get some fresh air at the
seashore. 2. Downtown.
bòdro a, bòdo a n Bordereau*, bill (a detailed
memorandum), invoice.
bòdyò V abòdyò
bofi a, bofis la n 1. Son-in-law. 2. Stepson.
bofijefra, bofi jefra Viv sou bofijefra To be a
sponger.
bofrè a, bòfrè a n Brother-in-law. (fam) bòf.
boga V bonga
bogi a n Horse-drawn carriage for passengers.
Buggy*. One or two may still be seen in Port-au-
Prince.
bogota a n Any old car, rattle-trap; any piece of
worn out junk; old jalopy, old hag, lemon (slang).
boh interj Bang!