fé koukou
Verb PhraseEnglish:to hoot, call (of birds)
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Louisiana Creole words starting with “F”
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fé krò; fé kwa
idiomEnglish:make believe
Synonyms:pretend
“L'apé toultem fé yé krò li bon.”
— He's always making them believe that he's good.
fé kwa (alt: fé krò)
irregular verbEnglish:make
fé kòmærs
Verb PhraseEnglish:to cause trouble, make a mess
fé lagad
irregular verbEnglish:pay
fé lakour; kourtizé
regular verbEnglish:woo
Synonyms:to flirt; to date; to court
fé lakònésans (avèk)
Verb PhraseEnglish:to meet (someone)
fé lamizè a kk; (reg.) profité en kk
irregular verbEnglish:mistreat
fé lamizè, fé lamizær
regular verbEnglish:mean
“Y'apé fé lamizær a yê nouvo mètdékòl.”
— They're being mean to their new teacher.
“Shak fwa sô kouzin viní a lamézon, li sé fé li lamizær.”
— Every time his cousin came over, he'd be mean to him.
fé lamour a; fé lakour; kourtizé
regular verbEnglish:court
Synonyms:date; dating
“Y'apé kortizé.”
— They're courting/dating.
fé lamour/lakour
Noun PhraseEnglish:to court, date
fé lapèn
Verb PhraseEnglish:to make sorry, feel sorry/sad
fé larjen
regular verbEnglish:earn
Synonyms:receive; obtain
Antonyms:spend
“fé larjen”
— earn money
fé laroulézon
irregular verbEnglish:harvest sugar cane
Synonyms:harvest
fé lashas; kouri a lashas
irregular verbEnglish:go hunting