Browse the Dictionary

Select which language to browse, then pick a letter.

English words starting with “A”

297 entries

autumn

noun
Louisiana Creole:otonn

avoid

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:pêshé

“Li vini a koté mò pou pêshé damm-la wa li.”

— She came on the side of me to avoid the lady from seeing her.

“Pou pêshé li jiré, li té fé tou ça li té bezwin fé.”

— To avoid being cursed at, he did everything he needed to do.

“Mo pêsh.”

— I avoid.

awake

adjective
Louisiana Creole:debou

“To debou?”

— Are you awake?

“Kan zòt té pélé, mo té pa debou enkò.”

— When yall called, I wasn't awake yet.

away

adjective
Louisiana Creole:pa lá; filé; gònn

“Non, li pa lá.”

— No, she's away.

“Mô sœr, li pa lá astœr.”

— My sister's away right now.

“Li gònn.”

— She's away.

aweful

adjective
Louisiana Creole:térib, tèrib; détéstab; détèstab

“O, mé ça çé térib, ça.”

— Oh, that's aweful.

“Li té térib.”

— She was aweful.

“Li détéstab.”

— It is aweful.

awesome

adjective
Louisiana Creole:vayan

“to çé byin vayan”

— Your are very awesome

awkward

adjective
Louisiana Creole:gosh

“Li un ti brin gosh, to konné.”

— She's a little awkward, you know.

ax

noun
Louisiana Creole:hash, lahash

“Lontem pasé yé sé særvi lahash pou koupé dibwa.”

— Long time ago, they would use an ax to cut wood.