Haitian_Creole_English_Dictionary_2nd_printing

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anfale vi To collapse, to crumble, to fall down,
to subside (a building). Kay la gen yon bò ki
anfale The house has a side that has crumbled
down.
anfannkè a n Altar boy, censer-bearer, choirboy*,
acolyte.
anfanten, anfantin n Kindergarten.
anfarinay, an farinay attrib Muffled, low (voice,
etc.)
anfas, an fas 1 prep Opposite, facing*, across
(from). Gen dife anfas otèl la There is a fire
across from the hotel.
anfas, an fas 2 adv On the opposite side.
anfavè prep In favor* of.
anfè V lanfè
anfèje vt To corner, to do away with, to give a
hard time (to). Lavi ap anfèje’m Life has not
been very good to me.
anfèmen, afèmen vt To lease. M’afèmen kay
mwen an ak Rene I leased my house to Rene. Anri
afèmen yon kay nan men nonk mwen Henry leased
a house from my uncle.
anfen adv At last, finally*.
anfinal, an final adv Finally*, in the end.
anflajele, anfrajele vt To destroy, to ruin, to
make mincemeat of.
anflamasyon an, enflamasyon an n Tumefaction,
swelling, inflamation*.
anfle vi To swell, to bulge. Swollen. M’anfle’l ak
manti I filled him with lies.
anflèch, an flèch adv Fast and furious.
anfòm, an fòm attrib Comme il faut; well developed,
shapely, in shape; all set; properly.
anfondre vi To tumble down, to crumble, to
sink.
anfonse vt To drive in (a nail), to knock down.
vi To sink. Chak pa l’fè l’anfonse plis With each
step he sank more.
anfoudwaye, anfoudraye vt To drive s.o. crazy,
to ruin.
anfounen vt To put in(to) the oven, to bake.
anfouraye, anfouaye vt To misplace, to lose.
anfouye vt To misplace. Misplaced, lost among
many other things. Cf. anfouraye.
anfrajele V anflajele
ang la n Angle*.
angaje attrib Bound, in a jam, in difficult straits,
short of cash. M’bezwen prete di dola, m’angaje I
have to borrow ten dollars, I’m in a bad fix. Also
Vodou term. V angajman.
angajman an n 1. Obligation, promise, undertaking;
troubles, difficulty. 2. Contract with Baka,
with the devil.
angaway adv In desorder.
angi V zangi
angiz, an giz 1 prep Instead of, in place of.
angiz, an giz 2 conj Instead of. (syn) olye, pase
pou. PRESSOIR-9: Angiz yo bouche solèy la Instead
of hiding the sun.
angle a, anglè a 1 n English (language). Angle
waf Street English (acquired by practice only,
not formally).
angle a, anglè a, anglèz la 2 n Englishman*,
Englishwoman*.
angle, anglè 3 attrib English*.
angogay adv In abondance. (syn) agogo. DYE-
SIFÒ: Nou gen pwa rouj angogay We have plenty
of red beans.
angòje attrib To be blocked, obstructed. Tete
madan’m nan angòje. Li pa kabab bay ti bebe a tete
The woman’s breasts (teats) are blocked, and she
can’t breastfeed her baby.
angoudi vt To render dull, sleepy, numb, dormant.
angran attrib Presumptious, impudent, arrogant,
disrespectful.
angranman adv Haughtily.
angrave V agrave
angre a, angrè a n Fertilizer.
angren, an gren attrib Granulated, shelled.
angrenaj la n Gear.
angrese vt To fatten (animals).
angro, an gro adv Wholesale.
angrosi vt To get a woman pregnant.
angwas la n Anguish*.
anhan, aha interj So! (May have various inferences
depending on intonation).
ani V lanni
anika n Arnica*. Tenti danika Tincture* of arnica.
(Arnica: a plant of Europe).
anile, annile vt To cancel, to render void, to
nullify*.
animal la, annimal la, zannimo a n Beast, animal*.
anivèsè a n 1. Anniversary*. 2. Birthday. V fèt.
anizèt la, annizèt la n Anisette* (liqueur).
anj la, lanj la, jany la, zanj la, lezanj n Angel*.
Manje lèzanj Special Vodou ceremony held for the
loas. Lanj gadyen Guardian angel.