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“with a higher card or roll of the dice”

“Zozo-la t'apé bat sô zèl fòr fòr.”

— The bird was beating its wings crazily.

“Un bon bimé/bimen”

— A good whipping/beating

“Li joli.”

— She is beautiful.

“Li ashté un joli rob.”

— She purchased a beautiful dress.

“Tem-la té vayan ojordi.”

— The weather was beautiful today.

“Li pa érité sô boté a sô manman.”

— She didn't inherit her beauty from her mother.

“Sô ti fiy gin un mak danvi desi sô bra.”

— Her little girl has a beauty mark on her arm.

“Li pa gin mak danvi.”

— He doesn't have any beauty marks.

“Kastòr-yé toujou apé bimé kèkshòj.”

— Beavers are always damaging something.

“To wa st'afær-la? Çé kastòr-yé ki té fé ça.”

— Do you see that thing? Beavers did that.

“Mo pa ka jwènn vouzòt paske mo bizé”

— I can't join y'all because I'm busy.

“Mo té kourí o Lak-Shal akòz mô tant té malad.”

— I went to Lake Charles because my aunt was sick.

“Mètdékòl-la apé di ça afòs li pi kapab sipotté zékolyé-la.”

— The teacher is saying that because he can no longer take the student.

“Astœr ke kadjin viní popilær, tou kékunn olé dèt kadjin.”

— Now that Cajun became popular, everyone wants to be Cajun.

“Y na plin Démokrat ki tourné Républikin.”

— There are many Democrats who became Republicans.