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Louisiana Creole words starting with “F”

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fé zyé dou

regular verb
English:bat one's eyes
Synonyms:flirt

“Li konné komen gin ça l'olé. Tou ça li fé, çé fé zyé dou.”

— She knows how to get what she wants. All she does is bat her eyes.

fé zéklær

Verb Phrase
English:to go really fast, make tracks

fé éspré

regular verb
English:do on purpose
Synonyms:intend; purposely
Antonyms:make a mistake; mistakenly

“Li té fé ça éspré.”

— She did that on purpose.

“Mo pa fé éspré!”

— I didn't do it on purpose!

English:do

“Li fé ça touléjou.”

— She does that everyday.

“Mo fou ça endan lakizinn.”

— I put it that in the kitchen.

fé; kozé

regular verb
English:cause

“Çé li ki té kozé ça.”

— It's he who caused that.

fé; ça fé

regular verb
English:equal

“Used in mathematics”

“Kat é kat, ça fé wit.”

— Four plus four equals eight.

“Dis divizé par dé fé sink.”

félisitasyon

exclamation
English:congratulations

“Félisitasyon!”

— Congratulations!

félisité

regular verb
English:congratulate

“Yé té félisité li apré sô sérémoni.”

— They congratulated her after her ceremony.

fér

Noun
English:made of iron

fés'

Noun
English:clippers