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tèkVto play marblesNou ka tèk toulé apwémidi apwé lékòl.We play marbles every afternoon after school.synzing
tèlVto match, to go together, to meshMizik-la èk chanté-a pa ka tèl.The music and the singing don't mesh.syntèl tèltèl konOu ka toujou fè mwen hont, tèl kon jou-a ou jwenn mwen bò lanmè épi sé madanm-lan.You always embarass me, just like the day you found me at the beach with the ladies.tèl tèlSi ou wè tèl tèl misyé, ba'y konmisyon-an ban mwen.If you see such and such a man, give him the message for me.syntèl
téléfònNtelephoneNou pa ni on téléfòn.We don't have a telephone.Fr.téléphone
téléfònéVto telephoneYo téléfòné nou pou mandé lajan.They telephoned us to ask for money.Fr.téléphoner
tèlmanADVso, so much, to such an extentGason-an pa té tèlman malad kon nou té kwè.The boy was not as sick as we thought.synosiotanotansi tèlmanFr.tellementsi tèlmanYo té si tèlman kontan!They were so happy!syntèlman
témwenNwitnessNou té témwen aksidan sala.We were witnesses of that accident.Fr.témoin
témwenyajvar.témwennajNtestimonyTémwenyaj tifi-a ki fè yo voyé vòlè-a lajòl.The girl's testimony resulted in them sending the thief to jail.Fr.témoignage
tenkADJwell-matchedNonm sala èk madanm li tenk.That man and his wife are well-matched.synbyen jwenn
tenn1Vto dyeMwen vlé'w tenn chimiz sala ban mwen.I want you to dye this shirt for me.oppdétennFr.teindre
tenn2Vto turn offTenn layt-la.Turn the light off.Fr.éteindre
tenpéwanmanNenergyNonm sala ni an chay tenpéwanman; i ka twavay tout jouné-a èk i pa ka las.That man has lots of energy; he works all day without tiring.Fr.tempérament
tépNtape measureChapantyé-a pèd tép li.The carpenter lost his tape measure.Eng.tape
tèsonNcoalpotSé madanm-lan ka fè tèson.The women are making coalpots.
tèstéVto talk back, to argueMwen ki manman'w; pa tèsté épi mwen.I am your mother; don't talk back to me.Fr.tester
tèstifyéVto testifyMadanm-lan tèstifyé kont ich li menm.The woman testified against her own child.témenyajEng.?testify
tètNheadI ka pòté on patjé bwa asou tèt li.She is carrying a bundle of wood on her head.Fr.têtemal tètI ni mal tèt.He has a headache.tèt a tètsynbitahead-to-head, neck and neck, together, at the same timeYo té ka fè kous èk yo wivé tèt a tèt.They were racing and they finished neck-in-neck.synbitagetting along well with each otherYo pa té ka palé avan mé apwézan yo tèt a tèt.They didn't speak to each other before but now they are getting along well with each other.tèt anlètèt choMawi mwen ka ban mwen tèt cho.My husband is giving me a lot of stress.tèt chyenSent Lisi ni an chay tèt chyen.St. Lucia has a lot of boa constrictors.tèt kasétèt kayMwen fè tèt kay mwen an galvanniz.I made the roof of my house out of galvannized corregated roofing material.synfétaytèt mawétèt mònYo mouté jik an tèt mòn-an.They climbed as far as the summit.
tétéVto nurse, to suck, to suckleTi manmay-la vlé tété.The child wants to nurse.NbreastMadanm-lan pwan an kou an tété'y.The woman took a blow on her breast.Fr.téter
tètenmADJbrain-damagedTi manmay sala ja pwan kou an tèt li tèlman, i tètenm.That child has gotten hit on the head so many times, he is brain-damaged.
téwéVto buryChyen mwen-an mò épi mwen téwé'y.My dog died and I buried it.Fr.enterrer
téwenNplot of landYo ka vann téwen sala.They're selling that plot of land.Fr.terrain
téwibADJterribleTan-an nou ka viv-la téwib an chay.The times we are living in are quite terrible.Fr.terrible
téwinNclay potMété bagay sal-la adan téwin-an.Put the dirty dishes in the clay pot.
ti1var. ofpitiI genyen kat ti pen.He bought four small breads.
ti2ADVyesJoel? Ti, manm.Joel? Yes, mother.child language