diksyoner⁽ⁿ⁾dictionary

1. denoting surprise or satisfaction
2. ouch!
3. enough of this!
4. look out! li dir a, apre li dir b = he changes his story

Variations: Variation(s): ava, va

to denote an indefinite future, nu a zwenn pli tar = we`ll meet again some other time, I`ll get you back one day

sound for calling chickens

by all means, at all costs

denoting loss, pain, failure, disappointment

in vain

manilla, lakord abaka = manilla rope

abacus, counting frame

kind of sea-food

1. forsaken, rejected, abandoned
2. unoccupied

Variations: Variation(s): abandone

1. to abandon
2. to give up, to yield

to get through, to do (esp of work)

a draw in dominoes

1. depressed, dejected, weakened, exhausted
2. humbled

allowance or relief, (esp of tax)

made of

1. lamp-shade
2. blinds made of tiny slats of wood

to be taken aback, stunned, overwhelmed

to give up, to resign, to abdicate

abdomen

abdominal

1. but
2. then

what did you expect?

Variations: Variation(s): abese

1. to scoop to, to lower one`s standards
2. to lower, to let down
3. to humble, to humiliate

bee

abuse, misuse

1. clever, skilful
2. physically fit, on form

Variations: Variation(s): abime

1. to spoil, to damage
2. to be spoilt, to be damaged

Variations: Variation(s): aben

1. denoting surprise or satisfaction
2. denoting affection, and hospitality, (esp in relation to children)

Variations: Variation(s): abite

to live in, to stay in

1. to be used to, to be accustomed to
2. to be hardened to
3. to accustom oneself, to pe tro abitye = it`s developing into a bad habit now, you are taking advantage

one who is always present, or nearby

of course!

Variations: Variation(s): abiye

1. to dress, to clothe
2. to dress up, tuni pe abiye = someone`s becoming rich

Variations: Variation(s): abize

1. to abuse, to misuse
2. to take advantage of

in vain

1. to abolish, to repeal
2. to be abolished, to be repealed

abolition

is that so?

1. subscriber
2. a regular attender (fig)

Variations: Variation(s): abone

to subscribe, to become a subscriber

subscription

aboard, on board, travay abor = work as a stevedore

Variations: Variation(s): aborde

1. to go up to someone
2. to bring up a subject

1. accessible, approachable, affable (esp of a person)
2. reasonable (esp of a price)
3. easy (esp of a subject)

aborigine, original inhabitant

abbreviation, short form

Variations: Variation(s): abreze

1. to shorten
2. to make brief
3. to cut short

Variations: Variation(s): apriko

apricot

confused

absent

Variations: Variation(s): absante

to absent oneself

absenteeism

abscess, boil

absurd, unreasonable, ridiculous

absurdity

absolute

1. absolutely, completely
2. without any choice in the matter, unquestionably

Variations: Variation(s): absorbe

1. to absorb
2. to drink (esp of poisons)

1. absorbent
2. absorbing, engrossing

absorbed

1. absorption
2. absorption pit for septic tank

abstention

to abstain

1. abstinence
2. supposed method of contraception involving abstinence

summary, abstract

1. abstraction
2. neglect, fer abstraksyon = to neglect completely

1. abstract
2. vague, distracted

to absolve

to extremes, pus kikenn abu = to drive someone to extremes

exhausted, tired out

1. to result, to succeed
2. to lead to, pann abuti nanyen = came to nothing

a sneeze

term of abuse based on caste

Adam

adaptable

1. to adjust, to fit together
2. to adapt oneself to, to make the best of things
3. to adapt (esp of book, play)

adaptor, adapter

adequate, enough

adenoids

adept, initiate, follower

Variations: Variation(s): adere

to adhere, to join

adherent, member, partisan, follower

having two different colours, two-toned

adhesive, glue

number of members, following, fer adezyon = to join, become a member

1. drug addict
2. a fan

addiction

Variations: Variation(s): adile

to flatter, to fawn upon

adult

1. adultery
2. adulterer, adulteress

adulterous

1. to adulterate
2. to corrupt, to pervert

1. addition
2. bill

Variations: Variation(s): adisyone

1. to add up
2. to mix

1. to admit, to concede, to acknowledge, to accept, to avow
2. to be admitted (esp of school, class, club, team, hospital)

Variations: Variation(s): meton

granted, supposing

Variations: Variation(s): admistrater

manager, director

Variations: Variation(s): admire

1. to admire
2. to approve
3. to act like a narcissist, stare at one`s own reflection

admirable, wonderful

admirer, fan

admirer, fan

admissible, permissible

Variations: Variation(s): administrater

manager, director

1. entrance examination
2. admission
3. first day of school for registering as a pupil

ad hoc (esp of a committee

adolescent, teenager, youth

adoptive, adopted

1. to adopt
2. to be carried (esp of resolution bill)
3. to appropriate

adoptive

Variations: Variation(s): adore

1. to adore, to worship, to idolize
2. (ironically) to despise, to hate

adorable, charming

adoration, worship

Variations: Variation(s): adose

to lean with the back against

adrenaline, hormone produced under stress

Variations: Variation(s): adrese

1. to address
2. to appeal, li ti adres li ar entel = he appealed to someone, went to see someone
3. to hit the target, score a goal

skilful, artful, clever, ingenious

1. on the right
2. right-winged

1. to sweeten
2. to grow mild, to soften

Seventh Day Adventist, Protestant

adverb

adverse, opposite

opponent, adversary

adieu, good-bye, farewell, dir adye = to renounce, to give up, to leave off thinking of

Variations: Variation(s): adzwen

deputy-mayor

ventilation, airing

to ventilate, to air

1. ventilated, airy, spacious
2. light (esp of cakes)

aerodrome, airport

airport

Variations: Variation(s): aeryen, aeryenn

1. aerial, overhead
2. about air traffic

to become insipid, to become flat or dull

Variations: Variation(s): afale

to drop, to flop into

1. famished, starving, hungry
2. greedy, craving

1. to enfeeble, to weaken,
2. to lessen, to abate

weaker, tired

love, affection

1. to affect
2. to touch
3. to be touched, to be moved
4. to be posted to, sent to

1. to strengthen, to become firm or fast
2. to establish, to consolidate

of Afghanistan

of Afghanistan

affidavit

affiliation

to affiliate, to join, to associate

an associate

affiliated

Variations: Variation(s): afenki

in order that, so that

Variations: Variation(s): afirme

to affirm, to assert, to declare, to swear

affirmation, assertion

1. affirmative, true,
2. positive, sure

Variations: Variation(s): afise

1. to stick up
2. to proclaim, to divulge, to spread

with floral designs

to level, to make even

on a level with, flush

affliction, trouble, distress

Variations: Variation(s): aflize

to afflict, to grieve, to distress

afflicting, distressing, sad

afflicted, distressed, grieved

falsely, unjustly, port afo = out of the perpendicular, pled afo pu dekuver laverite = to be the devils` advocate

Variations: Variation(s): afole

1. to be distracted, to get into a panic, to be in a tizzy
2. to be infatuated, madly in love

fully, thoroughly

1. by dint of
2. so much so___ (that)

1. to free, to set free (esp of slaves)
2. to stamp, to frank

freedman, freedwoman

freed

Variations: Variation(s): afrete

to charter

African woman

Variations: Variation(s): Afriken

African

African style, (esp in hair and clothes)

aphrodisiac

affront, outrage, insult

Variations: Variation(s): afronte

1. to face, to brave
2. to fight boldly

from each end, from all4 sides (esp of an agricultural field)

gelatinous substance from sea-weed, agar-agar

incense (esp for religious ceremonies)

Variations: Variation(s): agase

to irritate, to worry, to set on edge

irritating, worrying

irritation, worry

1. hey there!
2. I say ...

denoting shock

plentifully

plentiful

Variations: Variation(s): agonize

to be dying

dying

1. on the left-hand side, to the left
2. of a left-wing party or idea

Variations: Variation(s): agrafe

to clasp, to staple, to fasten

1. accessories. assorted un-matching objects
2. etcetera, etcetera

1. to enlarge, to widen
2. to exaggerate (esp of an event)
3. (fig) to break up things

increasing

enlargement (esp of photocopy)

enlarger

enlargement

Variations: Variation(s): agrave

to aggravate, to make worse, to worsen

agreeable, pleasing, pleasant, pa fer to agreab! = don`t play up!

aggressor

1. aggressive, threatening
2. assertive

1. aggressiveness
2. assertiveness

agriculturalist, farmer

1. agriculture
2. a sub-station of the department of agriculture (also see lagrikiltir)

agricultural

family of citrus fruits

Variations: Variation(s): agripe

1. to clutch at, to cling to
2. to be suffering from a cold

agronomist, agriculturalist

1. an intermediary between two groups
2. a person who acts as a go-between, especially for marriage

1. caught you red-handed!
2. yes, it`s so!

grand-father

1. one who has been on a pilgrimage to Mecca
2. grandmother

monosodium glutamate

exhorting thunder to go away

act, ak de nesans = birth certificate

1. acrid
2. (fig) hard, tough, painful

1. Chinese language current in Mauritius, Hakka
2. sister

crushing, oppressive

to crush, to overwhelm, to overburden

overwhelmed

academical

Variations: Variation(s): akademisyen

academician

1. acceptable
2. presentable

1. calming down
2. eye of a cyclone

1. big girl dressed up oddly
2. a chicken dish

Variations: Variation(s): akapare

to secure for oneself at the expense of others, to take over

monopoliser, hoarder

checked (esp of cloth)

accounts (esp as a subject)

mahogany

spring roll

to earn, to win, to gain, to acquire, to obtain

to receive, to welcome

welcoming, hospitable

acquirements, attainments, gains

Variations: Variation(s): akile

1. to drive back
2. to corner

1. pushed back, cornered
2. politically isolated

Variations: Variation(s): akimile

to accumulate, to amass, to pile up, to hoard

accumulation

acupuncture, healing with needles

Variations: Variation(s): akite

to acquit

acquitted (esp in court)

Variations: Variation(s): akize

to accuse, to blame, akiz leku = to suffer a masked attack, and to betray one`s guilt, concern, etc

the accused {esp in court)

applause, acclamation

ceremonial embrace, accolade

1. accomplice
2. henchman

on the condition that, on the undertaking that

Variations: Variation(s): akonpayne

to accompany, to go with

to accomplish, to fulfil

down-payment

electoral agreement

Variations: Variation(s): akorde

1. to tune, to harmonize
2. to grant

accordionist

Variations: Variation(s): lakorite

consensus, general agreement

1. to come alongside
2. to accost

where

1. beside, next to
2. wide of (goal), off-target

because, since

due to

accredited (esp of a representative)

1. acrylic (esp of paint)
2. kind of cloth

1. acrobat, rope-dancer
2. acrobatics

acrobatic

Variations: Variation(s): akrose

1. to hang or hook on
2. to be caught, to be torn by being caught, to snag or be snagged

minor dispute between two people

acrostic

to crouch, to cower

increase, growth

1. accent, stress
2. pronunciation

grave accent, written like this: "

flex accent, accent written like this:

acute accent written like this:

to accentuate

access

Variations: Variation(s): aksede

to accede, to attain, to reach

Variations: Variation(s): akselere

to accelerate, to quicken, to hasten

accelerator

1. to accept, to agree to, to welcome
2. to admit to being in the wrong

accessible, within reach

1. accessories
2. props

1. accident
2. unwished pregnancy

1. action, deed, work, conduct
2. share, met an aksyon = to act, to carry out, rant an aksyon = to come into force, to begin operations, pran

shareholder

Variations: Variation(s): aksyone

1. to operate, to run
2. to bestir, to rouse up, to set going

1. actor
2. hero

1. active, busy, energetic
2. in eruption (esp of a volcano)

Variations: Variation(s): aktive

1. to accelerate, to hurry
2. to stir up

activist

activity, function, event, an aktivite = running, active

actively, vigorously

1. actress
2. heroine

1. news
2. news-reel

Variations: Variation(s): aktyalize

bring up to date

actualization, realization

1. 1� present, a ler aktyel = now, nowadays
2. real

now, at the present time

being kicked in the back�side, in disgrace

1. 1o to couple, to copulate
2. to connect

in the short run

Variations: Variation(s): akuse

to deliver, to give birth

1. child-birth
2. delivery

acoustic

listen! wait!

accustom, habituate, inure

to be dressed, to be rigged out

cultivation of marine plants and animals

aquarelle, painting in water-colours

aquarium

aquatic

acuteness, keenness, sharpness

Variations: Variation(s): akyese

acquiesce, agree, assent, yield, comply

to go, sa al byin ek twa = it suits you, zot al byin ansam = they are well matched, to pu ale mem ek mwa la = are you going to

1. here he comes!
2. there you are! ala ki manyer = that`s how it is!

one behind the other, in a line

Variations: Variation(s): alafen

at last, at length, in the end, in the long run, at long last

food prepared according to religious rules

1. there you are (esp when child breaks something after being warned)
2. you must be joking; not on your life!
3. balls to you! (esp while indicating scrotum)
4. here we are! (esp when presenting something)

there you have it! there it is!

amicably, in a conciliatory manner

by swimming

neighbourhood

around, about

1. inside out
2. wrongly

at the most, at the limit

1. alarm bell
2. alarm clock

alarming

Variations: Variation(s): anaryer

behind, backward

1. lying about, scattered
2. trailing (esp in fishing)

Variations: Variation(s): anavans

1. ahead of time
2. fast (esp of watch)

money paid by employer to cover a worker`s expenses of one kind or another

liquid antacid medicine

albatros

album

albiminuria, renal failure

albino, lacking natural or usual colour

Variations: Variation(s): haldi

religious ceremony preceding wedding

insecticide, aldrine

Variations: Variation(s): al

to go, fer li ale = to have an abortion

1. I agree!
2. let`s!
3. go ahead!

allegation, assertion

allegory, system of symbols

fast allegro (in music)

abroad

hallelujah

1. right (of a watch, clock)
2. in time

apparently, no doubt

coquette

flirtatious

allergy

allergic

Variations: Variation(s): alete

to suckle, to breastfeed, to give milk

Variations: Variation(s): aleze

to lighten

1. at ease, comfortable
2. in comfort

1. alphabet
2. literate

alphabetical

literacy

Variations: Variation(s): alfabetize

to teach to read and write

literacy teaching, literacy learning

1. sea-weed (esp of edible sea-weed)
2. mushroom-like plants in the forest (esp of edible varieties)

thief

alibi

a soup of lentils, fat and bone

Variations: Variation(s): alime

1. to light, to set on fire
2. to switch on

Variations: Variation(s): alimante

to throw oil on the flames, to fuel (esp of rumours)

Variations: Variation(s): alimante

to supply

nutrition

aluminium

alimony, allowance husband has to pay his wife after divorce

inside

hallucination

convalescent

Variations: Variation(s): aliyne

1. to align, to put in a straight line, to fall into line
2. to take position with (esp of an idea)

1. allusion, unclear reference
2. a mention in passing

alkali

group of chemical compounds , alkaloid

1. alcoholic (esp of person)
2. alcoholic (esp of drink)

God

German

almanac

water-based, emulsion (esp of paint), tu so lapenn inn tom alo = all his efforts, for nothing; he is ruined

1. hello, hullo
2. when one catches someone red-handed

your attention, please!

allocation, allowance alokasyon familyal = family allowances, alokasyon somaz = unemployment benefit, dole

Variations: Variation(s): alonze

to lie down full length, to stretch oneself

horizontal

Variations: Variation(s): alors

1. then, and then
2. in that case
3. what does this mean?

alpaca, a kind of animal

weights (esp in weight-lifting)

neck artery

Variations: Variation(s): alterne

to alternate

Variations: Variation(s): alterne

to alternate

alternative

alternate

a weight-lifter

weight-lifting

altitude

potato

cool drink

to make heavy, to grow heavy

sweet jelly like cake

allocate

1. lark
2. helicopter

1. oily
2. mellos (of the jujube only)
3. oil-based (esp of paint)

Variations: Variation(s): alyanse

1. to unite, to league, to join forces
2. to get engaged

also known as, alias

alloy, mixed metals

ally

alienation, estrangement

alienated, estranged

Variations: Variation(s): alzasyen

Alsatian (esp of dog), German sheep dog

Variations: Variation(s): alzasyen

of Alsace

algebra

Algeria

Variations: Variation(s): Alzeryen, Alzeryenn

Algerian

mother

a religion

hammock

1. medley
2. mixture

Variations: Variation(s): amalgame

to amalgamate, to combine, to blend

lover

Variations: Variation(s): amande

to amend

amendment

finicky

Variations: Variation(s): amanse

1. to deal a blow, to strike
2. to lie to, to fool

Variations: Variation(s): amare

to get stuck, weighed down

1. functioning, in action, running
2. in running order

1. amateur
2. someone who is recognised for having a working knowledge of a subject, amater sinema = cinema lover

shoddy (esp of work)

maternal grandmother

1. Amazon
2. female following

hamburger

furnishing

1. to grow thin
2. to become emaciated

Variations: Variation(s): amelyore

to ameliorate, to improve, to better, to mend

amelioration, improvement

Variations: Variation(s): amenaze

to move in and do up a room or house

doing up a new home

god relevant to fire-walking

amen

Variations: Variation(s): amene

to bring, to take to, to take along

1. bitter
2. harsh, grievous
3. embittered

Variations: Variation(s): amerde

to bother, to make angry, to annoy

a person who is a nuisance

tedious, annoying

cross, angry, furious

Variations: Variation(s): amerikanize

to americanize

American woman

Variations: Variation(s): Ameriken

1. American
2. western (esp of film)

1. as
2. in as much as

1. amoeba
2. amoebic dysentery

tonsils

1. friendly, amicable
2. friendship society

Variations: Variation(s): amensi

to make thinner, to become thinner

admiral

amnesty, pardon

Variations: Variation(s): amize

1. to amuse, to divert, to entertain, to enjoy oneself, to have a good time
2. to Rat up, to drink up
3. to beat up

amusing, diverting, entertaining

pleasure-seeker

as, gradually as

amnesia, having lost one`s memory

amnesic

to amnesty

to the death, with dedication

to start off, to launch into

to deaden, to allay, to break, to cushion

shock absorber

1. in love
2. mad about, addicted to

half, partly

Variations: Variation(s): amwendri

to lessen, to decrease, to diminish

Variations: Variation(s): amwenki

unless

to soothe, to cajole, to gain over

year (used after a number)

in, to

is that so!

1. simultaneously |
2. concurrently
3. at the same time

watery

made of gold, golden

in abundance, plenty of

in agreement with

anachronism

illiterate, unable to read nor write

Variations: Variation(s): analize

an analysis, a study

Variations: Variation(s): analize

to analyse, to study

as a whole, as one unit

anarchy

anarchic

anarchist

Variations: Variation(s): alaryer

behind, backward

silver

ancestral, of one`s community

anatomical

forward!

onward, forward

in the vanguard, in the forefront

1. in advance of, before time, ahead of
2. fast (esp of clock)

1. on the ground, at the bottom, downstairs, downtown, down the road, down there
2. under, bann anba = the people downstairs, down the road, or downtown, the underdog

when encouraging someone to dance sega leaning backwards

1. dancing sega leaning backwards
2. treacherously

down over there

species of long fish with long thin lower jaw

upside down, topsy-turvy, inside out, in a mess, vir anba-lao = to make havoc of

not paying attention in class

Variations: Variation(s): anbale

1. to wrap up, tie up, to package
2. to bolt (esp of a horse)
3. to rev up (esp of a motor-car or other engine)

1. carried away
2. tied up

bunking school

financial problem

embarassment

wide variety

too many to choose from

Variations: Variation(s): anbarase

to embarrass, to encumber, to inconvenience, to trouble

1. constrained
2. hard up, skint
3. embarrassed

Variations: Variation(s): anbarke

1. to embark, to put aboard, to go on board
2. to get picked up by the police
3. to set off (esp on a big project)

1. ambassador
2. messenger, go-between

a calming down (esp of the sea)

to make beautiful, to decorate

at half mast (esp of flag)

Variations: Variation(s): anbete

to deceive, to fool

1. inconvenient, annoying, irritating
2. silly, insignificant

minor obstacle

ambiguous

ambiguity

ambulant, itinerant, marsan anbilan = itinerant merchant

ambitious

Variations: Variation(s): lanbisyon

ambition

emblem, logo

1. as a lot (e.g. of things bought or sold)
2. close together, united
3. at one time and for one reason (e.g. of a walk-out)

brick (esp of house)

Variations: Variation(s): anbobine

1. to reel, to spool
2. to wheedle, to get round, to coax, to hoodwink
3. to wind, to repair a coil

Variations: Variation(s): anbome

1. to embalm
2. to emit a vile or over-powering perfume3 . to emit a sweet smell

Variations: Variation(s): anbose

to hire, to engage, to sign on, to employ

beautifully, could not be better (esp of ending a match, career)

Variations: Variation(s): anbrase

1. to kiss
2. to greet

Variations: Variation(s): anbreye

to put into gear

embryo

Variations: Variation(s): anbruye

to muddle, to confuse, to perplex

a mess, muddle, confusion

confused, fuddled, muddled

having become bourgeois

Variations: Variation(s): anbuteye

to bottle

made of glass

1. bottling
2. traffic jam
3. a bottle-neck (fig)

Variations: Variation(s): anbwate

to fit in, to joint

canned, tinned

1. inner self
2. entrails, bowels
3. inside (esp of a thing)

1. within, inside
2. in the lagoon, lagoon-fishing
3. in prison

secretly, inwardly

into two, in half

afraid, scared

1. outside
2. beyond the reef
3. out of prison
4. knocked out (esp of a game)

as going down, on one`s way down

Variations: Variation(s): andete

to get into debt, to run into debt

retail, in detail, thoroughly, meticulously

in debt

Variations: Variation(s): andeye

to be in mourning

in mourning

1. disorderly, in a mess, untidy
2. of unconventional morals, or immoral, or amoral
3. skimpily dressed

in trouble (esp of financial)

Variations: Variation(s): andikape

to handicap

handicapped, disabled, cripple

Variations: Variation(s): andimanse

to put on one`s Sunday best

Variations: Variation(s): andire

to endure, to bear, to put up with, to stand

concrete

1. to harden, to toughen,
2. to be steeled, to become hardened

endocrine gland

Variations: Variation(s): andoktrine

to indoctrinate, to teach

Variations: Variation(s): andomaze

to damage, to injure, to harm, to impair, to mar

injury, damage, suffering, deterioration

1. to anapcthetize, to send to sleep, to hypnotise
2. to lull

1. sleepy, drowsy, sluggish
2. anaesthetized, hypnotised

Variations: Variation(s): andorse

to endorse, sign

squint-eyed, squint

Variations: Variation(s): andose

1. to put on, to wear
2. to be saddled with, to take on oneself

in other words, more frankly

kind of flower

a hormone, androgen

having the right, within one`s rights

at once, immediately

1. possessed, devilish, diabolical
2. reckless (music), irrepressible

brother

to destroy, to annihilate

as a matter of fact, in reality

anecdote

a sub-section of a sugar estate

to take over, to add to, to join on to

Variations: Variation(s): anemik

anaemic, bloodless, pale, weak

kind of flower, anemone

anaesthetise

Variations: Variation(s): lanestezi

anaesthesia

Variations: Variation(s): anfanten

1. infantile, childish
2. immature

nonsense, childishness

mealy, floury

straight in the face , directly

facing, opposite

Variations: Variation(s): anferme

1. to keep in, to restrict, to imprison
2. to wall in, to enclose

bad, terrible

amphibian, amphibious

Variations: Variation(s): anfile

1. to thread (a needle), to string (beads)
2. to pull on, to slip on (clothes)
3. to pierce, to run through
4. to penetrate sexually

made of thread (not, say, wool)

in file, one behind the other

threaded

Variations: Variation(s): anfen

at last, finally, at length, after all, anfin dekont = to sum up, when all is said and done

Variations: Variation(s): anflame

1. to break into flames, to blaze, to burn
2. to excite, to make angry, to provoke
3. to be inflamed

1. lorry-helper
2. assistant (for a task, or a skill)

swollen

to swell

in flower, in bloom, in blossom

swelling

boy-crazy, girl-crazy

Variations: Variation(s): anfonse

1. to drive in
2. to sink
3. (fig) to get into trouble
4. (fig) to go ahead too fast, without enough thought

1. fit and well, in fine fettle, in the pink of condition
2. at his best

Variations: Variation(s): angaze

1. to take on (of employment), to engage, to employ
2. to pledge, to pawn

pawned, in pledge

indentured labourer

1. engaged (of telephone lines)
2. committed (artist, writer)
3. indentured (of labourer)
4. pledged, pawned
5. engaged (to be married!

Variations: Variation(s): angele

to abuse, to swear at, to tell off

scolding, abuse, choking off

at war with, in a feud against

eel, ena angi su ros = something suspicious is going on

conger eel

kind of eel

black-and-white eel

moray eel

bitter vegetable

1. Englishman
2. English language, Angle potis = bad English

English, British, lakle angle = adjustable spanner, lepok angle = colonial times, kapot angle = condom

England, Britain, United Kingdom

Englishwoman, lapat anglez = dough made of stale cakes

Variations: Variation(s): anglikann

anglican, protestant

Variations: Variation(s): anglobe

to comprehend, to include, to encompass

1. to squander, to dissipate
2. to engulf

Angola, country in Africa

Angolan

kind of cat

1. congested (esp of a woman`s breast when too full of milk)
2. swollen

full length, on a large scale

Variations: Variation(s): angrese

1. to fatten, to grow fat, to become corpulent
2. to manure

on strike

Variations: Variation(s): angren

1. granular
2. each grain separate (esp of rice)

1. wholesale
2. roughly, approximately

Variations: Variation(s): angrose

1. to make pregnant, to get with child
2. to become pregnant, to be with child

to drink

to be benumbed, to become numb

numb

1. numbness
2. pins-and-needles

anguish

sister-in-law

Variations: Variation(s): anile

1. to cancel
2. to be cancelled

cancelled

anilinn, dye for making ink

Variations: Variation(s): anime

1. to speak (esp at a meeting)
2. to perform (esp at a concert)

animal, animal-like

co-ordinator, trouble-shooter, organiser

heated, animated

Variations: Variation(s): oka

if, in the event of

1. to frame
2. to put into perspective

framer, picture-frame maker

to fit in, to encase, to imbed

Variations: Variation(s): ankese

1. to receive money, to hoard money
2. to take blows

Variations: Variation(s): ankete

to inquire into, to conduct an inquiry, to investigate

pestering

Variations: Variation(s): ankikinez

a pesterer, person who is a nuisance

Variations: Variation(s): ankikine

to tease, to pester

hook-worm

enclave, closed off geographical area

Variations: Variation(s): anklen

inclined, prone, given to

hutch

angry, indignant, cross

encumbering, cumbrous, cumbersome

1. again, once more, anew
2. still, yet

more

being rooted (esp in an area)

firmly fixed or established, to be rooted

in a crisis, under difficult conditions

in colour, techni-colour

before the courts, to court

Variations: Variation(s): ankuraze

to encourage, to support, to egg on

encouraging, a good sign, cheering

badly done, cheaply done

1. bad
2. cheap, poor quality

up, in the air, met kikenn anler = to flatter

superficially

superficial

Variations: Variation(s): anleve

1. to remove,
2. to steal, to rob
3. to kidnap
4. to elope with

1. robbery
2. kidnapping
3. elopement

in line

to put in line

in rags

in storage

Variations: Variation(s): anmagazine

to store

running (esp of a machine), net anmars = to start

out at sea

Hansard, record of parliamentary debates

anopheles, mosquito

1. salary rationalisation
2. exceptional cases concerning wage differentials

anonymous

Variations: Variation(s): anonse

to announce

in good order, neat and tidy

unusual, abnormal , odd

worthy of note, worth taking notice of

ample, full, large

broken down (esp of engine)

in particular, more specifically

thatched

Variations: Variation(s): anpaye

1. to roof with straw, to thatch
2. to stuff
3. to deceive, to cheat, to fool

1. one who stuffs animals, birds
2. trickster, clown

peacefully, in harmony

Variations: Variation(s): lanper

1. ampere
2. delay between working and receiving pay

1. emperor
2. marlin

machine which measures electrical current

Variations: Variation(s): anpese

to prevent from, to stop someone doing something

forbidden

hindrance, something that has cropped up to prevent one attending a function

keen, raring to go

Variations: Variation(s): anpile

1. to pile up, to stack, to hoard
2. to become piled up

like, same as

Variations: Variation(s): anpire

to get worse, to grow worse

empirical, based on experiments

ampicillin, common anti-biotic

Variations: Variation(s): anpite

to amputate

amputated

1. unfinished
2. left behind, high and dry

as usual! no better than usual

instead of

1. fixed
2. stagnant
3. game unchanged (esp in dominoes)

premises

ample, full, plenty, enough

in the open air

amplifier

1. amplifier
2. enlarger

1. to amplify, to enlarge, to magnify
2. to exaggerate

Variations: Variation(s): anplen

in the middle of, in the act of, red-handed

in addition to, into the bargain

1. extra, left over
2. (fig) left out, not wanted, taler to anplis = we`ll kick you out, I`ll do you in

1. clotted
2. in a clump

Variations: Variation(s): anploye

to employ, to give employment to

Variations: Variation(s): anplwaye

to use (esp of time)

employee, anplwayed mezon = household worker

boss, employer

sore and swollen

to be carried away

Variations: Variation(s): anpose

to pocket, to appropriate

Variations: Variation(s): anpoyne

to grapple

to imprison

imprisonment (esp of the sentence)

powdered

1. bulb
2. blister
3. ampoule (esp of liquid medicine) , anpul bivab = ampoule with medicine to be taken orally

1. poisoned
2. poisonous, kado anpwazone = a gift which may turn out dangerous

Variations: Variation(s): anpwazone

to poison, to infect, to corrupt

poisoning

Variations: Variation(s): anrasine

to root, to take root, to become rooted

in order, anreg ek lakes = fully paid up

1. late
2. to be slow

in exchange, in appreciation

1. to register
2. to record

1. registration
2. recording

Variations: Variation(s): anrime

to give a cold, to catch a cold

to enrich, to grow rich, to make one`s riches

Variations: Variation(s): anrole

to enrol, to enlist

in circles, getting nowhere

Variations: Variation(s): anrule

to roll, to roll up, to coil

hoarse, husky

cove

to be on heat

together, at the same time

bleeding, bloody

pleased to meet you

in secret, secretly

1. in a chain of events, concatenating
2. following immediately (esp in a musical show)

to encircle

Variations: Variation(s): zanset

ancestor

1. teachings
2. teaching

Variations: Variation(s): anseyne

to teach, to instruct

teacher

encyclopaedia

Variations: Variation(s): ansent

pregnant, expecting a baby

1. in fact
2. in summary

Variations: Variation(s): ansorsele

1. to bewitch
2. to be bewitched

in stock, in supply

anchovy

after, afterwards, then

anciently, formerly, of yore

seniority

Variations: Variation(s): ansyen

1. ancient, old
2. antique
3. late, ex-
4. senior

between, among

lazy, spineless, anta kuma pul muye = sluggard, met anta = to put into a heap

medicine used in treatment of chronic alcoholism

antagonistic

antagonism, friction

Variations: Variation(s): antame

to start (esp of negotiations)

Variations: Variation(s): antase

1. to heap up, to pile up, to amass, to hoard up
2. to crowd, to cram, to pack together

antacid

haunted

Variations: Variation(s): antere

1. to bury
2. to survive
3. to kill
4. to hush up
5. to bluff

work consisting of burying previous plants (esp leguminous)

1. buried
2. forgotten

gastro-enteritis

in terms of

1. in one`s head, gard antet = keep in mind
2. in front, ahead, antet delis = first on the list

to be stubborn, to be obstinate, antete fer kiksoz = to persist

stubborn, obstinate

anti-abortion

anti-slavery

sexist, misogynist

anti-inflammatory medicine

anti-imperialist

antihistamine, medicine against allergies

antibiotic

non-skid surface

anti-dote, remedy

anti-fouling paint (esp for boats)

anti-governmental

antique furniture

anti-capitalist

1. olden days, old times
2. old things
3. antique furniture

anti-communalist, anti-racist

anti-communist

substance produced in body in defence

anti-corruption

antilogarithm

antimony

antinuclear

anti-party

anti-rust paint

a kind of flower

antiseptic, disinfectant

anticyclone

anti-trade union

Variations: Variation(s): antisipe

1. to anticipate
2. to predict

snap (esp of elections)

protecting the skin from ultra-violet rays

anti-social

entity, separate thing

antitoxin, serum against bacteria

burglar guards

antigen, substance capable of stimulating the formation of an antibody

1. made of sheet-iron, corrugated iron
2. in prison

anthology (esp of poems, songs)

Variations: Variation(s): antone

to stuff oneself

in the wrong

to sprain

a sprain

in prison awaiting trial, on remand

1. mutual aid
2. help between neighbours

ribbon in between two sections of cloth

way of rearing animals jointly by two households, where one invests and the other works

steak cut .from between the ribs

intercrop season

interline (esp of crops)

go-between, procurer, pander, pimp

go-between, procuress, pander, pimp

trainer, coach

Variations: Variation(s): antrene

1. to train
2. lead (esp of astray)
3. to bring about a chain of events
4. to trail

1. amongst ourselves
2. Secretly

to take on (esp of a job of work)

job sub-contractor

meanwhile, in the meantime

1. to look after, keep up
2. to keep (esp of a man of a woman)

Variations: Variation(s): antretyen

up-keep

interview

amongst themselves

anthropology, study of man in society

1. in all
2. on the whole

Variations: Variation(s): antuleka

however, nevertheless, at any rate

Variations: Variation(s): anture

1. to surround, to encircle
2. to gather round, to be about

surrounded

enthusiasm, zeal

enthusiastic, zealous, keen

1. whole
2. unscathed

full, complete, entire

wholly, completely, entirely, fully

let`s

god (esp of strength)

strong

Variations: Variation(s): anuye

1. to annoy, to irritate
2. to be annoyed, irritated

annoyed

for sale, on sale

to take over, invade, to encroach upon

Variations: Variation(s): anvye

to envy, to be envious of

Variations: Variation(s): avenime

to aggravate, to worsen the problem

to, towards, in relation to

truly, indeed

1. to want, to wish, to desire, to long
2. to desire sexually, fer anvi = to tempt

in force (esp of cyclone warning)

Port Louis, al anvil = go and learn about things

about, around

Variations: Variation(s): anvizaze

to consider, to regard, to view

Variations: Variation(s): anvlope

1. to wrap up, to cover up
2. to enclose, embrace
3. to coil round

Variations: Variation(s): anvole

1. to fly, to take wing
2. to disappear, to vanish
3. to scatter, be scattered

Variations: Variation(s): anvoye

1. to throw
2. to send, anvoy serse = to send for, anvoy dir = to send word, anvoy promne = not to give a damn, ignore,

Variations: Variation(s): anvute

to cast a spell on someone

pregnant, expecting a baby

enviable

annual, once a year

1. angel, enn ti anz = an innocent being, like a child or a baby, anz gardyin = guardian angel, anz rebel = the demons
2. (

angina

when feeding baby

apt, fit, suitable, proper

father

herbal remedy

1. hanging in the air, dangling
2. clinging to

appendix

appendicitis

1. way-out, odd, nisa apar = specially good experience
2. another matter, nothing to do with this

on one`s own (to live)

except for

apparently, likely, probably

obvious, clear

related

Variations: Variation(s): paret

1. to appear, to come into sight, to spring up
2. to seem

to weigh anchor, to get under way

1. apparition, coining, coming out
2. ghost

excepting, except for, not counting

other than this, apart bez, tu korek = things are o.k.

membership of, forming part of (esp of a community)

to belong to, form part of

apartheid, racial discrimination by law

1. from (esp of a place)
2. since (esp of a specific time)
3. from a starting point (fig)

flat

any other news?

apache

to allure, to entice

paternal grand-mother

Variations: Variation(s): pe

am, is, are (continuous)

Variations: Variation(s): apele

1. to call, to name
2. to send for, summon
3. to ring up (on the phone)

proper name

scarcely, barely, only just

nearly, about, approximately

aperitif, drink before a meal

perceivable, perceptible

1. to catch sight of
2. to be aware of, to notice

estimate, summary, enn ti apersi = an insight into, a short outline

appetizing, delicious, tempting

Variations: Variation(s): apeze

1. to quiet, to calm, to appease, to subside
2. to abate, to allay, to alleviate, to mitigate
3. to stay (hunger)
4. to quench (thirst)

to dwell upon, to expatiate

appeasement, abatement

1. steep
2. headlong

bee-keeping

Variations: Variation(s): apiye

1. to lean, to recline, to rest
2. to support, to back up
3. to lay stress on, to dwell upon
4. to speed up, to accelerate, apiy lor baton papay = to trust to a broken reed

flat

1. to flatten, to beat flat
2. to floor, to overcome

to apply (esp for a job)

1. called upon
2. summoned or ordered (esp in court)

Variations: Variation(s): aplike

1. to apply (one-self to a task)
2. to lay or to fasten on
3. to fit, to be suitable
4. to concern, to refer to
5. to use
6. to put into practice

1. wall-fitting (furniture, electrical or plumbing)
2. kind of embroidery with extra cloth

applicable, apposite, relevant, suitable

application (esp for work)

see you later!

1. to applaud, to clap
2. to approve

applause, cheering

crisp fired wheat pan-cake

vertical

an old woman

apoplexy, stroke

apoplectic

Variations: Variation(s): aporte

1. to bring
2. to bear

apostolate, apostleship

apostolic, papal

apostrophe

1. to impoverish
2. to become poor
3. to deteriorate (esp of hand-writing)

impoverishment

1. to learn, to study
2. to hear of, to be informed of, sa aprann twa = it serves you right

1. apprentice
2. novice

1. apprenticeship
2. training

after, next, afterwards , apre ku = too late, apre tu = after all, apre lamor latizann = it`s too late

1. to run after, to chase
2. to get hold of someone

Variations: Variation(s): apredemin

day after to-morrow

appreciable

appreciation

1. to appreciate
2. to esteem
3. to be thankful for

right now, at the present time

Variations: Variation(s): abrigo

apricot

Variations: Variation(s): aprivwaze

1. to tame, to win over
2. to become socialised

1. tame
2. sociable

to fathom, to investigate, to examine thoroughly

thorough, deep

approximate

approximately

appropriation

appropriate, appropriately, fitting, fittingly

Variations: Variation(s): aprose

1. to bring, to draw near or nearer
2. to appeal to
3. to be nearly

much the same, approximate, about

supplies

Variations: Variation(s): apruve

to approve, to sanction, to ratify, to authorize, to consent to

spotted

Variations: Variation(s): apwinte

to employ with a fixed salary

with

to express disapproval, annoyance

angry, cross

1. arab, arabian, arabic
2. moslem, so vant kuma soset arab = he eats enormously

Arabia

Saudi Arabia

suicide after disgrace

herring, aran tomat = canned herring in tomato sauce

Variations: Variation(s): aranze

1. to arrange, to organise, put in proper place
2. to fix, repair
3. (fig) to cover up
4. (fig) to prepare an alibi

1. organised, decided
2. fixed, arranged, maryaz aranze = arranged marriage, koze aranze = a lie, zafer aranze = matter set

arrangement, agreement

Variations: Variation(s): arase, ras, rase

1. to pull out (esp of weeds)
2. to seize, confiscate

Variations: Variation(s): araze

to infuriate, to enrage, to fume, enn lisyin araze = a mad dog, pwason inn araze = fish are biting, manze ziska araze = to ove

small tree

arbitration (esp in trade union disputes)

to act as referee, to arbitrate

arbitrary, unjust (esp of law)

1. difficult
2. pitiless

hardboard

hard-covered book

hard-liner

hardship case (esp of social security)

aardvark, ant bear

stop, pause, halt

striped

harem, series of wives

detention (esp in school)

Variations: Variation(s): arete

1. to stop, to cease, to end
2. to arrest
3. to switch off
4. to end off (esp of a stitch)
5. to decide
6. to detain
7. to reserve, book, arete ar mwa = stop annoying me, arftaym (n) half-time half-time

argument, reasoning

Variations: Variation(s): argimante

to argue

stevedore, stower

member of the upper class, the rich, aristocrat

aristocrat

arithmetic, arithmetical

Variations: Variation(s): arive

1. to arrive, to come, to reach
2. to happen, to occur, to take place
3. to make one`s way, to succeed
4. to sail with the wind (esp in a boat), ariv seki ariv = whatever will be

arrival (esp of ships, goods)

careerist, unscrupulous fellow

devotee of god Krishna

a block with shops and offices on the ground floor and apartments upstairs; arcade

archaic

Variations: Variation(s): larkansyel

rainbow

auctioneer (esp of vegetables)

triumphal arch

he`s a one

Variations: Variation(s): arme

1. to arm
2. to load, to cock

armed, beton arme = reinforced concrete

armaments, arms

amen

Variations: Variation(s): armenyen

Armenian

harmonica

harmonium

harness

arrogant, haughty, overbearing

arrogance, haughtiness

aroma, perfume, scent

to round off

municipal constituency

Variations: Variation(s): aroze

1. to water, to irrigate
2. to wet, to soak
3. to make water on

a person working as waterer of a garden or field

1. arpent
2. real estate

Variations: Variation(s): arpante

1. to survey (esp of a piece of land)
2. to wander up and down

land-surveyor

1. double-handed saw
2. harpoon

religious ceremony with camphor

stock of arms

archbishop

repeatedly, countlessly

archipelago

architect

archives

archivist

art or drawing (esp as a subject)

artery

arterial, tansyon arteryel = blood pressure

artificial

Variations: Variation(s): artikile

1. to articulate (esp of joint)
2. to articulate (esp of social forces)
3. to pronounce (esp of words)

1. articulation (esp of a joint)
2. articulation (esp of two or more social forces)
3. pronunciation (esp of words)

artillery

1. artist
2. performer

artichoke

artistic

1. artisan, mechanic
2. a factory worker (esp in sugar mill)

crafts

1. hand-made
2. on a small scale (esp of production)
3. not perfected

rheumatism, arthritis

you`re a one!

you`re a one!

root vegetable, gato arwi = fried cake made of this vegetable

to lower away, arya lekor = to yield

follower of reform movement denying importance of caste

sect in arya movement regrouping certain castes

society of religious reformers

pertaining to arya movement

reformed interpretation of vedic scripts

met aryer = to back

away! avaunt! back!

great grandmother

great grandfather

underlying design, hidden motive

great grandchildren

arrears

1. behindhand, backward, poorly developed
2. ignorant, uneducated

silvery

Variations: Variation(s): Arzanten

Argentinian

Argentina, Argentinian

side-board

1. plate-cupboard, sideboard, dresser
2. Minister of Finance

they are really something!

1. a thing recently bought
2. shopping as

with

1. bitter (esp of enemy)
2. persistent

Variations: Variation(s): asasen

murderer

assassination, murder

ceaselessly

enough

stop it!, ase badine = stop messing around

chopped up

high and dry, when a boat is grounded, stranded

empty, dry (esp radiator)

Variations: Variation(s): asemine

send on

assessor(esp for commission of enquiry)

at this stage

assets (esp of an association)

acetylene

acetone

spicing, seasoning

asphalt

to tar (esp of a road)

tarred

acidic, having properties of an acid

Variations: Variation(s): asime

1. assume, suppose, take fur granted
2. take upon oneself

1. assimilated
2. culturally dominated

Variations: Variation(s): asire

1. assure
2. make sure of, ascertain, convince
3. insure

1. assured, certain, confident
2. insured

insurer

hashish

assistant

aid, help

social security

1. to be present at, in the audience
2. to give a hand

Variations: Variation(s): asize

1. to sit
2. to stay put

do sit down!

asthmatic

linked to, associated with

Variations: Variation(s): aspere

to wait

asparagus

aspiring

method of abortion and menstrual regulation

vacuum cleaner, hoover

to suck in

aspirin

ashram, place for meditation

1. to buy
2. to bribe, to corrupt

Variations: Variation(s): asterla

1. now, nowadays
2. moreover

Variations: Variation(s): asterla

and then

asterisk

at once, immediately

Variations: Variation(s): astike

1. polish
2. polish oneself up, tidy up

crafty, cunning, wily

astrologer

prediction by the stars, astrology

astronomer

astronomy, study of stars, planets

astronaut

doze off

to give way (esp in bargaining)

to gratify, to satiate, to satisfy

power-hungry

1. again and again, repeatedly
2. to be continued

dinner is served!

at table

sit or be at table, take one`s place at table

1. stroke, cerebro-vascular accident
2. attack, onslaught

Variations: Variation(s): atake

1. to attack, to assault, assail
2. criticize

brother-in-law

fifty cents

1. wait for, await
2. expect

hold on!, don`t hurry me!

Variations: Variation(s): tansyon

attention, care

Variations: Variation(s): tansyon

look-out!, beware! fer atansyon = to take care, to withdraw in time (esp of sex)

attentive, careful, considerate

assassination attempt

attentive, heedful

retarded

Variations: Variation(s): atase

1. tie up, bind
2. cling to
3. be attached to atase ek mama = tied to one`s mother`s apron-strings

person working at embassy, attach�

aunt

atheist, atheistic

contiguous, adjoining

1. to succeed in reaching (esp of a readership, audience)
2. to reach

1. to succeed in reaching (esp of a readership, audience)
2. to reach, atenn u bi = to reach one`s objective

on dry land (esp as opposed to `at sea`)

1. to land
2. to settle

landing

to avow

Variations: Variation(s): atire

1. attract, win over
2. draw, lure

attractive, winning

regularly, ceaselessly, continuously

Variations: Variation(s): atize

stir up, poke

1. world-map
2. atlas
3. cane-loading machine