Haitian Creole – English Dictionary - Dunwoody Press
Haitian Creole – English Dictionary - Dunwoody Press
Haitian Creole – English Dictionary - Dunwoody Press
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en 1 attrib Brown*.<br />
bren an, brenn nan, brin nan, fèbren 2 n Twilight.<br />
Nou lan fèbren It’s dusk.<br />
breng nan n Young man, young woman. Yon<br />
gran breng konsa, l’ap aji tankou timoun That big<br />
so-and-so is acting like a little child.<br />
brenn nan, bwenn nan n Intelligence, brains*.<br />
Se pou ou gen brenn pou ou fè travay sa a You must<br />
have brains to do that work. Mete brenn sou ou Be<br />
smart, go to it.<br />
brennen V brannen<br />
brenzeng, brennzeng, bwenzeng Sou brenzeng (or)<br />
an brenzeng Irritated, exasperated, temperamental.<br />
breson V bwason<br />
brèt V bwat<br />
brete V bwate<br />
bretèl la n Suspenders.<br />
breton an, breton mayi a 1 n A type of hard<br />
candy similar to nougat or peanut taffy made of<br />
pop-corn and sugar cane syrup.<br />
breton V beton 2<br />
brevay la n Beverage*.<br />
brevè a n Diploma awarded for at least two<br />
years beyond elementary school (brevè semp)<br />
or three years (brevè siperyè). Ou se yon mantè,<br />
m’ba’w brevè’w You are a master liar; I take my<br />
hat off to you.<br />
brevyè a n Breviary*.<br />
brèz la n Merriment during a wake.<br />
breziyèt la V bouziyèt<br />
brezo a n Bow-tie (Also: rozèt).<br />
bri a, brui a, bwi a n Noise, sound, uproar;<br />
rumor. San bri san kont Without fuss or argument.<br />
brid la n Bridle*, reins. Bridsoukou (or) Brid<br />
sou kou Very fast, on the spot. Lage brid kenbe ke<br />
(In a children’s game) Let go of the bridle, and<br />
hold by the tail.<br />
bride vt 1. To bridle*. 2. To hold in check, to<br />
limit s.o.’s activities, to restrain.<br />
briding, brinding vt To budge, to move.<br />
bridj la n Bridge* (card game).<br />
bridsoukou V brid<br />
brigad la n Brigade*. Squad. Yon brigad A lot of.<br />
brigan attrib Boisterous, disorderly. Bold, daring,<br />
turbulent. n Woman chaser, scoundrel, rogue.<br />
Cf. E. brigand.<br />
briganday la n Disorder, confusion, riot; debauchery,<br />
the fast life, prostitution, perversion.<br />
33 B<br />
FARDIN-12: Si tifi a tonbe lan briganday If the<br />
girl became corrupted. 2. Noise made by children<br />
while playing.<br />
brigande vi To fool (play) around.<br />
brigo a n Tiny mullusk.<br />
brik la n Brick*, bar. Brik savon Bar of soap.<br />
brikabrak la n Junk shop, pawn shop. Store<br />
where every type of merchandise is sold. Bric a<br />
brac*.<br />
brikal la n Machete.<br />
brikè a n (Cigarette) lighter.<br />
brikouri a n Diarrhea.<br />
brile V boule<br />
brili a n Burn.<br />
brimad la n Torment, trouble(s), misery.<br />
brin attrib Brown (woman). (syn) brinèt.<br />
brinèt la n Black skinned (brown) woman.<br />
FARDIN-16: Vivan kon you souri brinèt As lively<br />
(brilliant) as the smile of a brunette.<br />
brini vt To darken.<br />
bris la n Tens and aces in a card game called<br />
‘bezig’. Konbyen bris ou fè? How many tens and<br />
aces (briscole) do you have?<br />
brisak la n Knapsack, bag.<br />
briske vt To be very brusk* with someone, to cut<br />
him off, for instance.<br />
briskeman adv Suddenly.<br />
brit attrib Crude, brute*.<br />
brital attrib Violent, rough, brutal*, brute*, dangerous<br />
(a curve, for instance).<br />
briyan attrib Brilliant*, bright, intelligent.<br />
briz la, labriz n Breeze*. Labriz vante tou le swa<br />
There is a breeze every evening.<br />
brize vt To break. (fig) kraze brize.<br />
brizfè a n Destructive individual. A person who<br />
can’t handle an object without ruining it.<br />
bròch la n Brooch*.<br />
broche a, brochèt la n Pike (fish). Centropomus<br />
pectinatus.<br />
bròd Fè bròd To be ostentatious, to show off, to<br />
want to be catered to.<br />
brode, bode vt To embroider*.<br />
bròdè, bòdè attrib Chic, elegant, coquettish,<br />
ostentatious. Fè bròdè To show off, to be ostentatious<br />
(Not pej).<br />
brodri a n Embroidery*.<br />
bròkèt Klou bròkèt Tack (small nail).