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Louisiana Creole words starting with “D”

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English:disappear
Synonyms:vanish; go away
Antonyms:come; come here; come back

“To fé myé déranjé isit, twa.”

— You'd better get away from here, you.

dérivé

regular verb
English:drift
Synonyms:drift off

“Ça va dérivé.”

— It will drift off.

dérobé; kasé

regular verb
English:shuck

“dérobé mayí; kasé mayí”

— to shuck corn

dérouté

regular verb
English:distract
Synonyms:get sidetracked
Antonyms:focus; pay attention

“Li té fé tou pou dérouté sô ti frær.”

— He did everything to distract his little brother.

dérédi

irregular verb
English:stretch
Synonyms:stretch out

désenn

irregular verb
English:get down
Synonyms:get out
Antonyms:get up; go up; mount

“Désenn dibwa-la, mo di twa.”

— Get down from the tree, I'm telling you.

“Li té désenn sô shar.”

— He got out of his car.

désenn

irregular verb
English:get off
Synonyms:get down

“Désenn sharèt-la.”

— Get off of that cart.

désharjé

regular verb
English:discharge
Synonyms:release
Antonyms:retain; maintain; keep

“Y'alé désharjé li démin.”

— They're going to discharge him tomorrow.