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apwannVto learnNou vlé apwann palé Patwa.We want to learn to speak Patwa.Fr.apprendre
apwéPREPoppavanafterYo antwé yonn apwé lòtThey entered one after the other.oppavanCONJthenApwé mwen kité doudou-a épi mwen fini èk kalité lavi sala.Then I left the girlfriend and I finished with that kind of life.Fr.aprèsapwé saApwé sa, i manjé bouden'y plen.Afterward, he ate until his belly was full.
apwentéVto appointGouvèdman-an apwenté'y.The government appointed him.Fr.appointer
apwentiNapprenticeMwen twavay kon an apwenti pou kat lanné.I worked as an apprentice for four years.Fr.apprenti
apwentmanNappointmentYo ba li apwentman-an.They gave him the appointment.
apwésyéVto appreciateYo pa ka apwésyé sa.They don't appreciate that.Fr.apprécier
apwézanvar.abwézanADVnow, nowadays, currently, presently, these daysI ka twavay apwézan.He's working these days.synatjwèlmanatjwèlmanpou li pwézanFr.à présentapwézan sala1Apwézan sala nou kay chanté an lòt chanté.Now we will sing another song.synatjwèlman sala
apwochéVto approachKon chat-la apwoché jibyé-a, i volé.As the cat approached the bird, it flew away.Fr.approcher
apwouvéVto approveMèt-la apwouvé tout twavay-la mwen fè-a.The boss approved all the work I did.Fr.approuver
asanblévar.ansanbléVto assemble, to meet (together), to get togetherChak Sanmdi nou ka asanblé ansanm.Each Saturday we meet together.Fr.assembler
asasinévar.ansasinéansazinéVto beat upYo asasiné nonm-lan, mé yo pa tjwé'y.They beat up the man, but they didn't kill him.Fr.assassiner
aséADJenough, sufficientNou pa ni asé lajan.We don't have enough money.synsifi?sifiFr.assez
asidvar. ofasiz
asinasyonNsummonsPolis-la pòté asinasyon-an ba li.The police gave him the summons.Fr.assignation
asistansNassistanceMwen mandé légliz-la asistans.I asked the church for assistance.Fr.assistance
asisté1Vto attend, to be present (at)Yo asisté mitin-an.They attended the meeting.synatandéFr.assister
asisté2Vto assist, to give support, to helpMwen ka asisté nonm-lan.I'm helping the man.synédéFr.assister
asiwansNassuranceI ka enstwi yo épi an chay asiwans.He teaches them with much assurance.Fr.assurance
asiwéVto assureI asiwé mwen i té kay vini mé i pa vini pyès.He assured me he would come, but he didn't come.ADJsure, certainNou asiwé ki dlo-a té pi.We're sure the water was pure.ADVsurely, certainlyAsiwé, mwen kay vini.Certainly, I will come.Fr.assurer
asizvar.asidVto sitVyé madanm sala toujou ka asiz anba pyé mango-a.The old lady is always sitting under the mango tree.Fr.assise
asouPREPsynanlèkonsèné1on, on top of, atop, uponMété'y asou tab-la.Put it on the table.synanlè2off, off of, fromI tiwé'y asou difé-a.He took it off the fire.synanlè3towardPyè maché asou'y.Peter walked toward him.4about, concerningAnnou palé asou sa.Let's talk about that.synkonsènéFr.?dessusFr.?sur


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