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dévopléVto unroll, to unwrapI dévoplé kòd-la èk i mawé bèf-la.He unrolled the rope and tied the cow.oppvoplévoplé
dévoséVto divorceNonm-lan dévosé madanm li.The man divorced his wife.Fr.divorcer
dévowéVto devour, to eatChyen-an dévowé vyann-an tèlman vit ou ka kwè i ni dan an gòj li.The dog devoured the meat so quickly you would think he has teeth in his throat.synmanjéFr.dévorer
déwanjéVsyndékalékwazéto disarrange, to put in disarray, to mess upI déwanjé sé papyé-a.He disarranged the papers.syndékalékwazéADJout of place (in reference to internal organs)Bouden'y té déwanjé épi i té ni pou alé wè fanmchay-la pou i té sa pansé.Her belly was out of place and she had to go see the midwife in order to get it treated.Fr.déranger
déwanjmanNdisarrangement (in reference to internal organs)Mwen pwen on so épi mwen santi on déwanjman.I fell and I feel my organs are out of place.
déwèspèktéVto disrespectTibway-la déwèspékté tifi-a.The boy disrespected the girl.
dèwòvar.dòwòPREPoutside (of)Yo té dèwò kay-la lè yo tann ti manmay-la ka hélé.They were outside the house when they heard the child crying.oppadanadanananandidanandidanFr.dehorsdèwò-aSé manmay-la ka toujou jwé dèwò-a.The children are always playing outside.oppandidan-an
déwouléVto lose a hemHad madanm-lan déwoulé, i pa menm sav.The woman's dress lost its hem and she didn't even know.oppwouléFr.dérouler
dèyNmourningPapa yo té mò, kon sa yo mété had dèy anlè yo.Their father had died, so they put on mourning clothes.Fr.deuilan dèyYo an dèy toujou.They're still in mourning.pòté dèyI pòté dèy pou kawant jou.He mourned for forty days.
dèyèPREPoppdouvan1behindYo mété sak-la dèyè kay-la.They put the bag behind the house.oppdouvan2after, in pursuit ofI alé dèyè Tijan.He went in pursuit of Tijan.Fr.derrière
dézabiyéVto undressPa dézabiyé douvan sé manmay-la.Don't undress in front of the children.oppabiyéFr.déshabiller
dézagwémanNtrouble, disagreementI toujou ka twapé kò'y an dézagwéman.He always finds himself in trouble.synchikannlibenn
dézagwéyabADJdeliberately annoying, irritating, offensive, unpleasantI pa ni on tibway ki dézagwéyab kon tibway sala.There isn't any other boy as disagreeable as this one.oppagwéyabFr.désagréable
dézanNYo wèsté la pou dézan.They remained there for two years.dé lannéFr.deux ans
dézapwentéVto disappointSouplé pa dézapwenté nou!Please don't disappoint us!ADJdisappointedSi mwen di'w mwen pa dézapwenté, mwen manti.If I were to tell you I am not disappointed, I would be lying.Fr.désappointer
dézapwètmanNdisappointmentSa sé on dézapwètman pou mwen an vèyté.That is truly a disappointment to me.Fr.désappointement
dézèNtwo o'clockFr.deux heures
déziNdesireSa sété dézi mwen pou vini mé mwen pa té sa.It was my desire to come but I couldn't.antansyonFr.désir
dézobéyiVto disobeyGason-an dézobéyi papa'y.The boy disobeyed his father.oppobéyiFr.désobéir
dézobéyisanADJdisobedientSi ou pa té otan dézobéyisan, sa pa té kay wivé'w.If you weren't so disobedient, that wouldn't happen to you.oppékoutanobéyisanFr.désobéissance
dézobéyisansNdisobedienceBondyé kay jijé dézobéyisans yo.God will judge their disobedience.oppobéyisansFr.désobéissance
dézòdNsyndibwison1noiseYo té ka fè tèlman dézòd mwen pa té sa menm dòmi.They were making so much noise I couldn't even sleep.syndibwison2quarreling, confusion, disorderLè la ni moun ki jalouzi, la kay toujou ni dézòd.When there are people who are jealous, there will always be quarreling.Fr.désordre
dézolasyonNdesolationFr.désolation
dézoléADJenragedNonm sala faché tèlman i dézolé.That man was so angry he was enraged.synanwajéFr.désolé
dézonnowéVto dishonourOu pa sipozé dézonnowé chèf gouvèdman péyi-a kon sa.You shouldn't dishonour the head of the government of the country like that.opponnowéFr.déshonorer