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Louisiana Creole words starting with “D

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English:depressed
Synonyms:down-in-the-dumps; down; sad
Antonyms:happy

Li viní dékourajé apré lentærmen-la.

He got down-in-the-dumps after the funeral.

Ça té dékourajé yé.

That depressed them.

dékouvèr

regular verb
English:discover
Synonyms:learn; see; find out

M'olé dékouvèr mô famiy.

I want to discover my family.

English:rabies

Li gin dékriz-la!

She has the rabies!

Kan un shyin gin dékriz, ça mòd un mounn, épi mounn-ça gin dékriz osi, komm unn fyèv.

When a dog who has rabies bites a person, that person gets the rabbies too, like a fever.

Pou dékriz, to pe prenn dilo sinativ. Ç’alé édé kalmé twa.

When you have the rabies, take sedative water. It will help calm you.

English:wave

Un gro délanm

A big wave

English:downpour
Synonyms:rain shower

Norá un lavmen démin.

There will be a downpour tomorrow.

Ç'apé mouyé un avlas.

It's raining cats and dogs.

déléyé

regular verb
English:dilute
Synonyms:reduce; change
Antonyms:thicken

To bezwin déléyé dilé-la avan donné li ça.

You need to dilute the milk before giving it to her.

English:a half hour

Mo va pélé li dan un démi-œr.

I will call her in half an hour.

Yé donné mò un démi-œr pou fini mô louvraj.

They gave me half an hour to finish my work.

démonté

regular verb
English:disassemble
Synonyms:undo; take apart
Antonyms:assemble

Yé di yé va tou démonté.

They say that they will disassemble everything.