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Louisiana Creole words starting with “D”

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drwat; nèt

adj & adv
English:stright

“bon cheuveu”

— stright hair

“viz-a-vi”

— stright toward

“drwat”

— in a stright line

English:straight

“Speak/talk straight!”

— Parl drwat!

“Li té galopé nèt dan sô shamb.”

— She ran straight to her room.

“Ti boug-la bwa dilé en minm dan bwat-la.”

— The little dude drinks milk straight from the carton.

drèt-la

Preposition
English:right here, right then

drésé

regular verb
English:straighten
Synonyms:spike (hair)

“Li drésé poto ki té kròsh.”

— He straightened out the pole that was bent.

“drésé (sô) shvé-yé”

— to make one's hair stand straight up on one end

du-lon

Preposition
English:along

dur, dir

Adjective
English:hard, difficult

durant

Preposition
English:to last

dursi

Verb
English:to harden