Haitian Creole – English Dictionary - Dunwoody Press

oule, brile vt To burn, to consume. vi To
blow out (a bulb); to flunk an examination; to
exert oneself; to get burned; to burn up; to do
one’s thing; to get along; to deal (with). Examples
and expressions: Alkòl sou blesi boule On a
wound, alcohol stings. Kay mwen pran dife, li
boule My house caught on fire and burned down.
Kouman madanm ou ap boule avè’w? How is madame
treating you? Fè ti dife boule To incite two parties
to fight. Boule boule’w Do your thing. Boule zen
‘Burning the pot’; the name of a ritual in which
the ‘hounsi’ is elevated to the rank of ‘kanzo’
(COURLANDER).
boulèt la n 1. Cannon ball. 2. Meat ball. 3. Spitball
(paper).
boulin nan n Great speed, velocity. FARDIN-17:
Yo ale yo tounen tout boulin They’re going and
coming as fast as possible. Li pete yon boulin He
dashed out.
boulmas la, bouldimas la n Type of medicinal
plant. Rhoeo discolor.
boulòk la, laboulòk n An unsatisfactory, confused
explanation.
boulon an n Bolt, pin. Sere boulon To tighten a
bolt. (fig) To clamp down (on someone).
boulonnen vt To bolt, to pin.
boulpik la n 1. Main marble used in a marble
game. 2. One’s preference, passion, thing, love.
boulsenlo a n Type of hard candy.
boulva a n 1. Boulevard* (street). 2. Encounter,
attack between two game cocks.
boulvari a, bouvari a n 1. Storm, a big wind
resembling a small cyclone that rises suddenly.
2. Tumult, raucous.
boulvès la n Problem, trouble, difficulty. An
boulvès Troubled, upside down. Bay boulvès To
bother, to pester.
boulvèse vt To upset, to turn upside down, to
turn over.
boum interj Boum!
boumba a n Canoe carved out of a tree-trunk.
Mwen nan boumba I’m in a hull of a boat. I’m in
trouble.
bounda a, bonda a, bouda a n Buttocks, arse,
ass, rectum, the behind, rear, bottom.
V bouboun. Bounda ouvè Without limit, all the
way. Tou sa se bounda nini It’s a lot of nonsence.
Bouda’l ron, li vle pete kare He wants to swallow
more than he can chew. He wants to go beyond his
limits.
bourad la n Push, shove, thrust; boost.
bourade vt To push, to shove. Li bourade do’m
He shoved me on the back.
bourara a n Raucous, noise.
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bouras la n Gust. Bouras van Gust of wind.
boure 1 vt To stuff; to overwhelm (with insults),
to scold.
boure 2 vi To stuff one’s self with food.
bourèt la n Wheel-barrow.
bouretye a n Person who pulls carts for a living.
bourik la n 1. Donkey, burro*. 2. Card game.
3. Common, clumsy, vulgar, gruff, discourteous
person. Mal bourik Jackass. Manman bourik
(or) femèl bourik She-ass, jenny ass. Ti bourik
Foal of an ass. Li bourik ak kat las He lost
although he had all four aces; he failed completely.
bourike vi To work like a slave (or) a horse.
bouro a n Hangman, executioner; bad, cruel
man, torturer. Dwèt bouro Index finger. Cf Dwèt
jouda.
bous la n 1. Pocket book, purse, wallet. 2. Type
of fish with a rugged skin. Balistas vetula. 3. Scholarship
(study award).
bousay la, brousay la n Brushwood*, underbrush*.
bouse a n Small inside pocket in the front of the
trousers. Cf. E. Gusset.
bouskay la n Research, search.
bouske, boske vt To look for, to seek. Bouske
kont To look for trouble, to provoke a quarrel.
V chèche. Cf. Sp. buscar.
bouskile vt To shove, to hussle.
bousòl la 1 n Compass with magnetic needle.
bousòl la 2 n Blister, pimple, tiny skin excrescence.
Papule, pustule. Bousòl leve sou li; li te touche
lagratèl Little pimples were sprouting on him. He
had touched poison ivy.
bousoufle attrib Swollen, puffed out, bloated.
boustabak la n 1. Type of black-bird, only larger
and with curved beak. Crotophaga ani. It is not
edible. 2. Type of fish. Prionodes tabacarius.
boustifay la n Food, huge meal.
boustifaye vi To be on a binge, to have a huge
meal.
bousye a n Fellow, i.e. recipient of a fellowship.
V bous.
bout la n 1. End, extremity, edge. Bout an bout
End to end. Bout pou bout Finally. 2. Dispute,
quarrel. Yè m’te fè yon bout ak Pyè Yesterday, I
had a row with Peter. 3. Bit (piece). Yon bout
kouto A short knife. 4. Stump (arm, etc.). 5. Character.
M’konn bout li I know his ways, how he
acts. I know how to deal with him. 6. Ou bout (or)
Ou fin bout Now you’ve reached your limit; that’s
enough for you. Li fè yon bon bout tan ap pale
avè’m He talked to me for a long time. Lwaye a
bout The rent is due. Nèg sa a se yon bout di This
man is hard to deal with; he is a hard nut to crack.