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Louisiana Creole words starting with “D”

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English:depressed
Synonyms:down-in-the-dumps; down; sad
Antonyms:happy

“Li viní dékourajé apré lentærmen-la.”

— He got down-in-the-dumps after the funeral.

“Ça té dékourajé yé.”

— That depressed them.

dékouvèr

regular verb
English:discover
Synonyms:learn; see; find out

“M'olé dékouvèr mô famiy.”

— I want to discover my family.

English:rabies

“Li gin dékriz-la!”

— She has the rabies!

“Kan un shyin gin dékriz, ça mòd un mounn, épi mounn-ça gin dékriz osi, komm unn fyèv.”

— When a dog who has rabies bites a person, that person gets the rabbies too, like a fever.

“Pou dékriz, to pe prenn dilo sinativ. Ç’alé édé kalmé twa.”

— When you have the rabies, take sedative water. It will help calm you.

English:wave

“Un gro délanm”

— A big wave

English:downpour
Synonyms:rain shower

“Norá un lavmen démin.”

— There will be a downpour tomorrow.

“Ç'apé mouyé un avlas.”

— It's raining cats and dogs.

déléyé

regular verb
English:dilute
Synonyms:reduce; change
Antonyms:thicken

“To bezwin déléyé dilé-la avan donné li ça.”

— You need to dilute the milk before giving it to her.

English:a half hour

“Mo va pélé li dan un démi-œr.”

— I will call her in half an hour.

“Yé donné mò un démi-œr pou fini mô louvraj.”

— They gave me half an hour to finish my work.

démonté

regular verb
English:disassemble
Synonyms:undo; take apart
Antonyms:assemble

“Yé di yé va tou démonté.”

— They say that they will disassemble everything.