Haitian_Creole_English_Dictionary_2nd_printing

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avan an, avannsant la 1 n Forward (soccer).
avan V anvan 2
avangou a n Foretaste, preview. (syn) apèsi.
avanjou, avan jou adv Before dawn.
avannsant V avan
avanpòs la n Outpost* (military).
avans la n 1. Down payment, advance* payment.
2. Advance, attentions. Anri ap fè fi a avans Henry
is making amorous advances to the girl. 3. Alavans,
davans In advance, in anticipation of. Depi davans
Beforehand. M’te pale ou davans I told you in
advance. I forewarned you.
avanse, vanse vt To bring forward, to move
forward. Avanse chèz la Move the chair forward ;
to bring forward (a date). vi To advance*, to
step forward, to approach, to go forward, to
draw near. Vanse sou Going toward, getting closer
to.
avantaj la, avantay la n Advantage*, profit, benefit.
avantaje vt 1. To do favors for, to favor. 2. To
give.
avanti a n Adventure*.
avanvèy la, lavanvèy la n Two days before. Li
rive lavanvèy lantèman an He arrived two days
before the burial.
avanyè, avantyè, avanzyè adv The day before
yesterday.
avap, avape v marker Auxiliary of the progressive
future. M’avap manje lè sa a I shall be eating
then.
ave a 1 n A plant. Petiveria alliacea L. It is given
to patients suffering from fever.
ave a 2 n Admission of wrongdoing. Li fè ave lan
tribinal la He confessed in open court.
avè V avèk
avèg n & attrib Blind.
avegle, vegle vt To blind, to dazzle.
avèk, avè, ak, a, ake prep With. Avè’m, avè’l
With me, with him. The form ‘ake’ is used in the
North. Lwen ak isit Far from here. Gen menm
valè ak To have the same value as. Tou pre ak
Very near to. conj Pyè ak Pòl Peter and Paul.
avès la, anvès la n Short, sudden shower; downpour.
V lapli.
avèti, vèti vt To warn, to inform, to let s.o.
know, to advise.
avètisman an n Warning.
avi a 1 n Notice, communique.
avi, a vi 2 attrib For life, lifetime.
avidèy adv Visibly, openly, outwardly.
avili vt To put down, to degrade.
avilisman an n Debasement.
avize vt To inform, to let s.o. know, to advise*.
avni an 1 n Avenue*.
avni an, lavni 2 n Future. Destiny.
avoka a n Lawyer, attorney.
avoran, devoran attrib Greedy, grabbing, biting;
grasping.
avòte vi To abort*, to fail.
avòtman an n Abortion*. Fè avòtman To have
an abortion.
avril n April*.
avwa a n Possession(s).
avwàn nan n Oats, oatmeal.
avwe vt To confess, to acknowlege, to recognize,
to avow*.
avyasyon an n Airport; aviation*.
avyatè a n Airplane pilot, aeroplane pilot.
avyon an n Airplane.
awo V aro
awona V arona
awousa V arousa
awoutsayd, awoutsay Off side* (games).
awoze V rouze
ay 1 interj Ouch!
ay V ale 2
ayayay interj Wow! Exclamation expressing various
feelings (joy, disappointment, surprise, etc.).
ayè V yè
ayèl la n Ancestor.
ayeroplàn nan, areyoplàn nan n Airplane*.
ayeropò a n Airport*.
ayibobo V abobo
Ayida n A woman who has very short hair by
nature.
Ayida-Wèdo n Vodou deity.
ayik attrib 1. Exhausted. Li tèlman pale, m’ayik
He spoke so much, I am exhausted. 2. Sick (from
overeating).
Ayisyen an n Haitian.
Ayiti cheri, Haiti cheri A Haitian song by Othello
Bayard expressing the nostalgic feeling of Haitians
for the homeland.
Ayiti, Haiti n Haiti. Se nan peyi Ayiti Toma ou ye
You’re in the country of Haiti Thomas; that’s where