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fidjivar.fidjayNfaceI lavé fidji'y avan i alé lékòl.He washed his face before he went to school.Fr.figurefidji lonngFidji'y vini lonng lè yo mété sigwé'y dòwò.He had a desolate look on his face when they revealed his secrets.fidji pou fidjiYo gadé yonn a lòt fidji pou fidji.The looked at each other face to face.ponm fidjiPonm fidji'y té wouj.Her cheeks were red.
fifinNdrizzle, very fine rainAn ti fifin lapli i wè épi i pa alé twavay.He saw a little drizzle and he didn't go to work.
fifinéVto drizzle, to rain lightlyLapli-a ka fifiné; mété an bagay asou tèt ou.The rain is drizzling; put something on your head.
figNbananaI ka koupé fig li pou vann bò laplas.He's cutting his bananas to sell at the market.fig kochonsynfig woujfig mifig sikwiyéfig vètfig woujsynfig kochon
fikséVto fix (in reference to eyes, mind), to direct steadilyZyé yo té fiksé asou nonm-lan.Their eyes were fixed on the man.Fr.fixer
fiksyonNoil, ointment, liniment applied to the body by rubbingSé pou'w fè an bon fiksyon pou mété an tèt ti manmay-la.You must make a good ointment to put on the child's head.Fr.friction
fiksyonnenVto rub with oil, ointment, linimentSé pou'w fiksyonnen ti manmay-la si i blésé.You must rub the child with ointment if he's in trauma.Fr.frictionner
filNthreadI sèvi fil blan pou koud chimiz li.She used white thread to sew her shirt.Fr.filgwo fil boudenGwo fil bouden-an pli mal pou tjwit lè ou fè bouden épi'y.The large intestine is harder to cook when you make black pudding with it.ti fil boudenTi fil bouden-an pli bon pou fè bouden.The small intestine is better for making black pudding.
filaylonmNa type of sweet syrup added to rumWonm-lan twò fò; ou ni pou mété filaylonm adan'y.The rum's too strong; you have to add syrup to it.
filé1Voppdéfilétjwéto sharpenI filé koutla'y épi an lim.He sharpened his cutlass with a file.opptjwédéfiléADJsharpKouto-a pa filé!The knife is not sharp!mòFr.filer
filé2Vto lower on a ropeFilé bonm-lan ban mwen.Lower the bucket to me.opplévéFr.filerfilé zédjwiI filé zédjwi-a.She threaded the needle.
filètNsmall fishing netFilèt-la plen pwéson.The net's full of fish.Fr.filêt
filòzòfADJflashy, stylish, elegant, well-dressedNonm sala filòzòf kon on pan.That man is as flashy as a peacock.synflanmanFr.philosophe
fimèlADJoppmalfemale (in reference to animals)Nou ni twa fimèl chat épi on mal.We have three female cats and one male.oppmalNfemaleChat sala sé on fimèl.That cat is a female.Eng.female
fimenVto smoke (a cigarette, cigar, pipe)Pa fimen isi-a!Don't smoke here!Fr.fumer
fimyéNmanure, compostNou mété fimyé asou jaden-an.We put manure on the garden.Fr.fumier
fin1ADJthinGason-an fin kon an gòlèt.The boy is as thin as a stick.oppgwagwoEng.thin
fin2var. offiniMadanm-lan ja fin vann.The woman has finished selling.M'a fin sav.I'm not even sure.
finètNwindowOuvè finèt-la.Open the window.Fr.fenêtre
finivar.finVoppkoumanséto finishNou p'òkò fini twavay nou.We haven't finished our work yet.oppkoumanséADVjustOu pa ka pwan an bonbon ou fini fè épi mété'y an fridj-la.You don't put a cake you just made and put it in the refrigerator.Fini mwen fini wè'y.I just saw him.Fr.finirfini anyenSé bagay-la ki pa vo anyen-an kay fini anyen.The things that are worthless will come to nothing.
finismanNend, finishAn finisman-an yo viyé san pwéson.In the end they returned without fish.synboutbout
fisèlNstringMwen mawé sak-la épi fisèl.I tied the bag with a string.Fr.ficellefisèl péchéYo genyen fisèl péché.They bought fishing line.
fiyansévar.fwiyanséADJengaged to be marriedMisyé sala ja fiyansé épi an bèl madanm.That man is engaged to a beautiful woman.Nfiancé, fiancéeFiyansé fwè mwen ka wété lòt péyi.My brother's fiancée lives overseas.usually in reference to womanFr.fiancé
fiyèlNgodchildMwen achté an wòb bay fiyèl mwen pou Nwèl.I bought a dress for my godchild for Christmas.Fr.filleul
fiyonnenVto scoff, to ridiculeYo tout té ka fiyonnen nonm-lan ki té ka pwéché-a.They were all ridiculing the man who was preaching.synpwan sèvi papicho