tèl
AdjectiveEnglish:such
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Louisiana Creole words starting with “T”
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tèl-é-tèl
Noun PhraseEnglish:such and such
tènis
nounEnglish:sneaker
Synonyms:sneakers
tènis-yé
nounEnglish:sneakers
tènn
regular verbEnglish:extinguish
Synonyms:turn off
“To va tènn difé, lá?”
— Will you extinguish that fire?
tènn
irregular verbEnglish:put out
Synonyms:extinguish
tèrbolizé, tærbolizé
regular verbEnglish:confuse
Synonyms:pèd, pæd; lose
Antonyms:trouvé; find
“L'alé tærbolizé nouzòt.”
— They will confuse us.
tèrm
nounEnglish:term
tèryèr
nounEnglish:borer
tès (alt: (reg) tésté)
irregular verbEnglish:test
té
conjunctionEnglish:was
“Li té isit.”
— She was here.
“Mo té bèt.”
— I was stupid.
“The raccoon was right here!”
— Shawi-la té drèt isit!
té
VerbEnglish:was / were (past tense marker)
“Mo té alé lakay.”
— I went home. (past)
té
conjunctionEnglish:were
“Yé té bon.”
— They were good.
“No té kalm.”
— We were calm/relaxed.
té gin pou
regular verbEnglish:had to
Synonyms:have to; have; must; need to
“Yé té gin pou kouri.”
— They had to leave.
“To té pa kapab afòs zòt té gin pou travayé.”
— You couldn't, because yall had to work.
té konné
irregular verbEnglish:used to
Synonyms:would