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English words starting with “D

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do better

adjective
Louisiana Creole:fé mye, fé myé
Synonyms:progressing; healing
Antonyms:worsening; doing worse

L'ap fé mye.

He's going better.

do good

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:fé di byin; fé li byin

Ça fé di byin répozé touléjou.

It does a lot of good to rest everyday.

M'ap fé li byin.

I'm doing good.

do hair

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:kwafé
Synonyms:hair dress; style hair; fix hair

M'a kouri koté Franswá pou li kwafé mô shvé.

I'll run to Franswá's for him to fix my hair.

do housework

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:fé (sô) ménaj; fé ménaj
Synonyms:clean; clean up; tidy up
Antonyms:dirty

L'apé fé ménaj.

He's doing housework.

do on purpose

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:fé éspré
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!

Louisiana Creole:fé dê bétiz
Synonyms:misbehave; act silly; act up
Antonyms:behave

L'apé toultem fé dê bétiz.

She's always doing silly things.

doctor

Noun
Louisiana Creole:dofen

doctor

noun
Louisiana Creole:doktré, médsin, doktè

L'olé doktré ça avan voyé li.

She wants to doctor it up before sending it.

dog

noun
Louisiana Creole:shyin, shin, takounn, chyen, chyen'

shyin a pèddri; shin a pèddri

bird dog

shyin tayó; shin tayó

mutt; mixed breed dog

Bærjé alman; bèrjé alman

German shepherd

dog gonnit

exclamation
Louisiana Creole:salopri
Synonyms:shoot, shoots; shucks; god damn it; god dang it

Salopri! Li kité san péyé!

Dog gonnit it! He left without paying!

doing

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:apé fé, ap fé
Synonyms:making
Antonyms:finished

Ki t'apé fé?

What are you doing?

M'ap fé li byin.

I'm doing well.

L'ap fé un ta.

She's doing a lot.

doll

noun
Louisiana Creole:katin, katènn; poupé
Synonyms:baby doll; darling; sweetheart; honey

Li linmé poupé-yé.

She loved baby dolls.

Ça çé mô poupé!

That's my darling!

Used as a term of endearment for women.

See second example above.

dollar

Noun
Louisiana Creole:pyas