wart
NounLouisiana Creole:vérdir
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was
conjunctionLouisiana Creole:té
“Li té isit.”
— She was here.
“Mo té bèt.”
— I was stupid.
“The raccoon was right here!”
— Shawi-la té drèt isit!
Louisiana Creole:té
“Mo té alé lakay.”
— I went home. (past)
was doing
regular verbLouisiana Creole:t'apé fé, t'ap fé, tépé fé
Synonyms:doing
Antonyms:is doing
“Li t'apé fé gombó.”
— She was going/making gumbo.
“Yé tépé fé un gato shokolá.”
— They were making a chocolate cake.
wash
regular verbLouisiana Creole:(general) lavé; dékrasé
“Ékan t'alé lavé tô linj?”
— When are you going to wash your clothes?
“Nou lav nô shar shak sanmdi dan laprémidi.”
— We wash our car every Saturday afternoon.
“Ifo dékrasé tô pyé é enba tô bra kan to prenn un bin.”
— You've to wash your feet and armpits when you take a bath.
washbasin
nounLouisiana Creole:kivèt, po kivyèt
washboard
nounLouisiana Creole:frotèz, frotwa, washbod, rubbingboard, frotwar, wachbot
Louisiana Creole:froteuz
Louisiana Creole:kivét
washbowl, washbasin, pitcher
Noun PhraseLouisiana Creole:kivyét
Louisiana Creole:dible
washing machine
nounLouisiana Creole:lavèz, lavez
“Va mèt ça dan lavèz-la.”
— Go put that in the washing machine.
wasp
NounLouisiana Creole:djèp
wasp
NounLouisiana Creole:geng
waste
regular verbLouisiana Creole:gaspiyé
“Tou li fé, çé gaspiyé sô larjen.”
— All he does is waste his money.
“Pa gin tem pou gaspiyé.”
— Don't have time to waste.