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délivwéVto deliverYo kay délivwé sé chèz-la nou achté-a.They'll deliver the chairs that we bought.Fr.délivrer
démantiVto contradict, to refute, to prove wrong or falseLè yo démanti nonm-lan, pa dé hont i té hont.When they refuted the man, he was so ashamed.Fr.démentir
dématéVto set upright again, to restore to upright positionI pwen sis nonm pou té sa dématé motoka-a.It too six men to set the car upright again.syndéchaviwéoppchaviwématématé
démawéVto untieLè nou démawé bèf-la, nou dé té ni pou tjébé'y.When we untied the cow, the two of us had to hold it.oppmawémawé
déméléVto untanglePatan mwen té ka démélé chivé tifi-a, kwiz pwen'y.While I was untangling the girl's hair, she screamed.oppméléméléFr.démêler
démoutéVto take apart, to dismantleBoug-la démouté machin-an épi i pa té sa viwé mouté'y.The fellow took the engine apart and he couldn't put it back together again.oppmoutémoutéFr.démonter
denmenADVtomorrowDenmen nou kay mouté an jaden.Tomorrow we'll go to the garden.oppyèFr.demaindenmen si pè ta DyéDenmen si pè ta Dyé nou kay alé Mikou.Tomorrow we will go to Micoud if God wills.li denmenvar.?landenmenLi denmen i alé Kastwi.The following day he went to Castries.
denmiVto sprainPa kouwi avan ou denmi pyé'w!Don't run or you'll sprain your foot!ADJsprainedDwèt mwen denmi; yo ka hédi'y épi chandèl mòl.My finger's sprained; they're massaging it with soft candle.
DenmouNDevilDenmou pwan nonm-lan èk i bwè tout san'y.The Devil took the man and drank all his blood.synSatan
DennwiNthe village of DenneryDennwi sé on koté ki benyen jan lanmè.Dennery is a place full of fishermen.
dènyéADJsyntoutopppwèmyé1lastSa sé dènyé simenn nou isi-a.This is our last week here.opppwèmyé2all, every last one, every little bitI manjé dènyé bonbon-an!He ate all of the cake!syntoutADVlastAnpami tout sé moun-an ki manjé-a, sé li ki manjé dènyé.Among all the people who ate, it was he who ate last.Fr.dernier
dènyémanADVlastlyDènyéman nou kay alé lakay.Lastly we will go home.opppwèmyémanFr.dernièrement
déotwaADJsome, a fewSé moun sala té ni déotwa bèf, mé yo tout mò.Those people had some cows, but they all died.Fr.deux ou trois
dépaléV1to jabber, to talk nonsenseDépi tibway sala wè manjé i ka dépalé.Whenever this boy sees food he talks nonsense.2nearing death, obeah person tells all of his wicked actsLè jan gajé-a té ka mò, i dépalé.When the witch was dying, she told all her wicked acts.
dépanVto depend, to relyOu pa sa dépan asou manmay jòdi-a.You can't rely on children nowadays.Fr.dépendre
dépannVto take down, to unhangMisyé-a dépann chapo-a an klou-a.The man took the hat down off the nail.opppannpannFr.dépendre
dépansNexpenseSèl sa ou ni pou fè sé péyé dépans nou.All you have to do is pay our expenses.Fr.dépense
dépanséVto spendI ja dépansé tout sa ou té ba li-a.He has already spent all that you gave him.Fr.dépenser
dépaséVto exceedLajan-an yo twapé déviwé dépasé sa yo té bay-la.The money they got back was more than what they had given.Fr.dépasser
dépatéVto cut (bananas, etc.) into handsFama-a koupé wéjim fig-la épi i dépaté'y.The farmer cut down the bunch of bananas and cut it into hands.
dépayé1Vto strip leaves offYo dépayé tout pyès kann-an.They stripped the leaves from the whole field of cane.
dépayé2Vto cancel a betBava-a dépayé vitman paski i sav i té kay pèd.The boaster cancelled his bet quickly because he knew he would lose.Fr.déparier
dépiCONJ1sinceLòt mwa kay fè dé lanné dépi mwen mayé.Next month will be two years since I got married.2whenever, as soon asDépi tibway sala wè manjé i ka dépalé.Whenever this boy sees food he talks nonsense.3if, since, as long asDépi ou blan ou sipozé ni lajan.If you are white you are expected to have money.PREP1fromI té ni gwo dlo dépi Bèson pou wivé Kastwi.There was a flood from Bexon to Castries.2since, ever sinceDépi jou sala mangous pa janmen manjé mango lonng ankò.Ever since that day mongoose never eat mango lonng any more.Fr.depuis
déplaséVto displace, to moveYo té ni pou déplasé sé kay sala pou fè chimen-an.They had to move those houses to make the road.Fr.déplacer