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English words starting with “D”

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downtown

adjective
Louisiana Creole:o vilaj; vilaj

“Li gònn o vilaj.”

— She went downtown.

doze

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:singgó; soméyé
Synonyms:nap

dozen

noun
Louisiana Creole:douzènn

“Un douzènn dézèf”

— A dozen eggs

“Un douzènn lit”

— A dozen liters

draft

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:konskripté

“Yé té konskripté un larmé pou lagè.”

— They drafted an army for war.

drag

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:trénné
Synonyms:lay around

“Y'alé trénné li dan labou.”

— They'll drag it in the mud.

“Kòfè ça trènn tou pattou.”

— Why is that laying around everywhere?

dragline

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:ladrag; lalinn pou (sô) ladrag; linn, linniy

“ladrag; laling pou (so) Iadrag; ling”

— dragline

“drage”

— fish with a dragline

dragon

Verb (intransitive)
Louisiana Creole:drage, dragon
Louisiana Creole:irondèl, zirondèl; mammzèl; shisnaid; mastòk

“mastòk”

— large dragonfly

drain

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:dégouté; drénn

“L'apé drénn diló.”

— He's draining water.

Louisiana Creole:dégou; drénn; ré; travèr, travær
Synonyms:furrow
Louisiana Creole:tamí
Synonyms:strainer

“tamí”

— salad drainer

draw

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:tiré
Synonyms:pull; draw up
Antonyms:release; let go; push

“Tiré un plan”

— To draw up a plan

“Tiré pay”

— Pull straw

“Tiré un sharèt”

— Pull a cart

draw

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:fé un désin; désinné
Synonyms:outline

“Mâ fiy olé fé un désin sô ti tant.”

— My daughter wants to draw her aunt.

drawer

Noun
Louisiana Creole:tirwar