Haitian Creole – English Dictionary - Dunwoody Press

ut I’ll swallow it for now. DYESIFÒ: Bwè yon
kafe anmè ak yon moun To have a showdown with
s.o., to take revenge.
bweson V bwason
bwesonyè V bwasonyè
bwèt V bwat
bwete V bwate
bwi V bri
bye a n Bias*, (slant) strip in dress making. An
bye On a bias.
byè a n Beer*.
byèl la n Connecting-rod (cars).
byen an 1 n 1. Property, possessions, wealth.
Moun rich gen anpil byen Rich people have plenty of
property. Byen san sue Something for nothing.
2. Real estate (lot, house, etc.). 3. Welfare, good.
Se pou pròp byen’w It’s for your own good (welfare).
byen, ben 2 adv & attrib. 1. Well, all right, very
well. 2. Good, fine; in good health. Li te malad,
men konnyea li byen He was sick, but now he is in
good health. 3. Quite, very, really. M’byen kontan
I am very happy. 4. On friendly terms, intimate.
An’n byen ankò Let’s make peace. Let’s be friends
again.
byenfè a n A good deed.
byenfetè a n Benefactor*
byenke conj Although, though. V kwak.
byennere attrib Carefree, blissful, free from (financial)
worries. Ou se yon byennere Sen Jan
Batis You’re a happy fellow. You have no worries.
byennerèz attrib Fortunate, happy. (Applied to
female beings).
byennèt la n Well being, welfare, prosperity.
The state of being well-off. Li nan byennèt li He
is well-off, things are looking good for him.
byeze vi To slant; to beat around the bush. Ase
byeze, di bagay la kareman Stop beating around the
bush; give me a straight answer. CELESTIN-
MEGIE/2-114: Yon moun ki pap byeze douvan
blan ameriken.
Ch
cha a n Float of Mardi Gras. Also: cha madigra.
chaben an, chablen an n A person with light
skin and kinky hair.
chabin nan n Creole girl, light skin with green
or blue eyes. Also: chabin dore.
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chabon an n Charcoal, coal. Chabon dife Burning
coal.
chabrak la n 1. Saddle-cloth. 2. Old, rough
garment. 3. Gro chabrak Big shot, important person.
chache V chèche
chadap vi To shut up*. Chadap! Shut your
mouth!
chadèk la, chadèt la n Shaddock*, type of pearshaped
grapefruit, smaller at one end. Ci-trus
maxima Merr.
chadron an, chadon an n Sea urchin; thistle.
chagren an n Grief, sorrow, heartbreak. DEJEAN-
33: Nanm mwen chagren My heart is full of sorrow.
PRESSOIR-11: Lòt la di’l: chagren va tiye’m The
other one said to him: my heart is breaking. Bay
chagren To grieve.
chagrennman an n Sorrow, grief, heartbreak.
chaje vt 1. To load, to burden. Ou chaje bourik
la tròp You put too heavy a load on that donkey.
Chaje koule ba To be overloaded (Some people
say: chaje kou Legba) 2. To charge (a battery).
Chaje tròp To overcharge (a battery). 3. To attack
illegally in sports. 4. Chaje tèt To trouble (s.o.)
chajè a n Loader, hauler.
chajman an n Load, freight, cargo*, shipment
(goods shipped). Chajman tèt Worry, concern,
problem, bother.
chak indef adj, pron Each, every; each one, everyone,
everybody. Chak bagay Everything. Yo chak
Each of them. Chak fwa ou vini Each time you
come.
chal la n Shawl*. Anba chal Secretly, furtively.
Tanzantan, l’ap gade’m anba chal From time to time
she casts furtive glances at me.
chalan an n 1. Type of small boat without mast
or sail used for transfering passengers and merchandise
to a ship anchored in deep waters.
2. Police car used for transporting prisoners.
chalatan an n Charlatan*.
chalbari V chatbari
chalè a n Heat, warmth, temperature. An chalè
In heat. Bay chalè To kid, to tease amicably.
chalimo a n 1. Drinking straw. 2. Electric torch
for welding.
chalmonta a n A mistress who is in a lower
social level than her man.
chaloska n A character parading at carnival time
(Chales Oscar).
chalòt, echalòt, zechalòt n Shallot*, scallion.
chaloup la n Small boat, launch.
cham nan n 1. Charm*, grace. 2. Philter, love
potion given to a man by a woman in order to