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English words starting with “W

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wage

noun
Louisiana Creole:pri; salè

un bon pri

a nice wage/salary

bon salè

good salary

wager

noun
Louisiana Creole:pari

Mô frær té fé un pari avèk mò.

My brother made a wager with me.

Ki çé ki pari-la?

What is the wager?

Mo linm fè pari-yé ak mô zami, mo toujour ganyé!

I love making wagers with my friends, I always win!

wagon

adjective
Louisiana Creole:sharèt

Sharèt blé-çála çé mokinn.

That blue wagon is mine.

Toulejou piti-layé té jwé ak sharèt tout alentour pak.

All day the kids played with the wagon all around the park.

Èske to té di t’olé swá sharèt vèr-la ou swá sharèt rouj-la?

Did you say you wanted the green or the red wagon?

waist

noun
Louisiana Creole:sinti; tay

Kan to dans, krosh un bèl ti fiy en sô sinti é kit mizik-la bouj twa. Çé ça’k mo pèl bon dans mèmm!

When you dance, grab a beautiful girl by the waist and let the music move you. That's what I call real dancing.

Louisiana Creole:sinti

In sinti, çé ça to mèt otou tô lahansh.

A waistband is what you put around your wast.

To ka trouvé in sinti pou nonm é pou fenm-yé.

You can find waistbands for men and for women.

wait

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:éspéré, spéré; (irreg) atenn

N'ap spéré li rentré.

We're waiting for her to get home.

Éspèr! M'ap arivé.

Hold on! I'm coming.

wake

Verb
Louisiana Creole:veyaye

wake

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:révéyé, véyé
Synonyms:get up

Révèy! Révéyé!

Wake up!

Mo linm révéyé bonnœr pou komensé lajounné.

I enjoy waking up early to start the day.

Yé té fé bal a Lawtell aswa, ça fé yé té révéyé tar, lá.

They had a good time in Lawtell last night, so they woke up late today.

walk

noun
Louisiana Creole:prommnad; tour

Sinntya linm fé un ti tour dimansh dan laprémidi apré lamès.

Cynthia enjoys going for a walk on Sunday afternoons after mass.

In ti prommnad çé bon pou twa.

A little walk is good for you.

walk

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:marshé

Alon marshé wa Ti Nonk démin.

Let's go walk to see Ti Nonk tomorrow.

Plis to marsh, plis to mégri, yé di.

The more you walk, the more you lose weight, they say.

walk around

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:tounnayé tou koté
Synonyms:wander
Antonyms:sit

Navé in vyé nonm ki té konné tounnayé tou koté alentour isit.

There was an old gentleman who used to stay walking around in this area.

Louisiana Creole:baton; kònn, kann

Moman té gin pou særvi in baton pou marshé.

Moman had to use a walking stick to walk.

Jozèf té kasé sô shviy é té komensé marshé ak in kònn.

Jozèf broke his ankle and began walking with a cane.

wall

noun
Louisiana Creole:miray, mur, lamiray, mirak

Lontem pasé, navé bouziyaj ent shak miray lamézon.

In the old days, there was bousillage between the walls.

In mur blan.

A white wall.

wallet

noun
Louisiana Creole:portmonné; pòtmonné

A black wallet

wallow

noun
Louisiana Creole:rabouré