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English words starting with “B”

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backing

adjective
Louisiana Creole:blòk

backtalk

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:fronté; réponn

“Li té gin labichud fronté sô pap.”

— He used to backtalk his dad.

“Répon pa mò!”

— Don't backtalk me!

backwards

adverb
Louisiana Creole:ennaryèr; ennaryær; a lenvèr; a lenvær

“Mo ka nwayé a lenvèr.”

— I can swim backwards.

“Sô ti sœr té mèt sô shimiz a lenvèr.”

— Her little sister put her shirt on backwards.

bacon

noun
Louisiana Creole:békinn, labékinn

“T'olé labékinn dési tô hæmmbèrg?”

— Do you want bacon on your hamburger?

“Kan mo té piti, mo té linmé manjé labékinn un ta.”

— When I was a kid, I loved to eat bacon a lot.

bad

Noun
Louisiana Creole:makréz

bad

adjective
Louisiana Creole:dézagréab; mal; mové; térib; dur

“Kan mo té viv endan la Lwizyann, mo té gin ça dur, dur.”

— When I lived in Louisiana, I had it bad, bad.

bad / evil

Adjective
Louisiana Creole:mové
Antonyms:Bon
Louisiana Creole:koushmá; loutin
Synonyms:nightmare

“Iyè swá mo té gin un loutin.”

— Last night I had a nightmare.

Louisiana Creole:shwèt

“O, mé li çé un shwèt.”

— Ah, well, she's a bad girl.

“Ça çé un ti shwèt.”

— That's a bad girl.

Louisiana Creole:mové shvé
Synonyms:hair
Louisiana Creole:mové kèr, mové kœr

“Li gin mové kœr.”

— She has a bad heart.

bad luck

Verb (intransitive)
Louisiana Creole:badine