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éséyéVto try, to attemptYo éséyé mé yo pa té sa fè'y.They tried but they couldn't do it.syntwiyéFr.essayer
èskèvar. ofès
èskizNexcuseYo ban nou tout sòt kalté èskiz.They gave us all kinds of excuses.Fr.excuse
èskizéVto excuseÈskizé mwen, souplé.Excuse me, please.Fr.excuser
èskoupyonNscorpionMwen té ka fouyé bandja épi mwen jwenn an èskoupyon.I was digging for wild yams and came across a scorpion.Fr.scorpion
èslavvar.?enslavADJenslavedI té èslav sigawèt.He was enslaved to cigarettes.Nslave, person who is enslavedOu ka twété mwen kon an èslav.You are treating me as a slave.Fr.èsclav
èslavajvar.èslavayNslaveryYo aboli èslavaj konmen tan ki pasé.They abolished slavery a long time ago.Fr.esclavage
ésouflévar.wisoufléVto gasp for airLè i fin mouté mòn-an i té ka ésouflé an chay.When he finished climbing the hill he was really gasping for air.Fr.essouffler
èspéwé1var.èspéyéVsynatandé1to wait (for), to awaitYo té ka èspéwé nou.They were waiting for us.atandé2to expectOu vini lè mwen pa té ka èspéwé.You came when I wasn't expecting.Fr.espérer
èspéyansNexperienceYo té ni on vyé èspéyans.They had a bad experience.Fr.expérience
èspéyanséVto experienceNou ja èspéyansé lanmityé Bondyé.We have experienced God's love.Fr.expérience
èspityévar. ofèsplikéÈspityé sa ban mwen.Explain that to me.
èsplikévar.èspityéVto explainNonm-lan èspliké pwoblenm-lan ban nou.The man explained the problem for us.syndéchifwéFr.expliquer
èspozéV1to exposeSé jenn tifi sala annèk èspozé kò yo toubonnman.These young women just expose themselves like that.2to lay out a corpse for viewingYo èspozé kò mò-a dé nèditan avan lètèman-an.They laid out the body for viewing two hours before the burial.Fr.exposer
èspwaNhopeÈspwa mwen sé sa: Yon jou mwen kay wè sé ich mwen-an ankò.My hope is this: One day I will see my children again.Fr.espoirni èspwaMwen ni èspwa mwen kay wè'w ankò.I hope I will see you again.
èspwéADVdeliberately, on purposeSé èspwé i fè sa!He did that deliberately.Fr.exprès
èspwèsmanADVespeciallyMwen fè bonbon sala èspwèsman ba'w.I made this cake especially for you.synsitou
èstatiNstatueYo fè on èstati pou fè moun chonjé tout sé sòlda-a ki mò an ladjè-a.They made a statue to remind people of the soldiers who died in the war.Fr.statue
èstennéVto sneezeLapousyè-a fè'y èstenné.The dust made him sneeze.Fr.éternuer
èstiméVto estimateI kay èstimé valè kay-la.He will estimate the value of the house.Fr.estimer
èstòdinèADJextraordinary, strangeKay sala èstòdinè.That house is extraordinary.Fr.extraordinaire
èstopyéVto cutPa kouwi la avan boutèy èstopyé'w.Don't run there, or glass will cut you.synkoupéFr.estropier