Pwovèb ak ekspresyon idyomatik Flashcards

1
Q

Bonjou louvri pòt!

A

Good morning opens door

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2
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Bonjou se paspò ou!

A

Here is your passport

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3
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Vwazinay se fanmi!

A

Neighborhood is family!

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4
Q

La kai se la kai

A

Home is home

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5
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Grangou se mizè, vant plen se traka

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Hunger is misery, fullness is trouble

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6
Q

Men anpil chay pa lou

A

Many hands make the load lighter

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7
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Tout moun okipe pwòp afè pa yo san yo pa sousye yo de lòt moun.

A

Everyone takes care of their own affairs without caring about others.

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Depi ou mete moun nan sitiyasyon ki difisil, se nòman pou l defann li.

A

As long as you put people in difficult situations, it is normal to defend them.

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9
Q

Chen an gen maladi laraj, li mòde pyebwa.

A

The dog has rabies and bites trees.

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10
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Si ou fè byen, w ap rekòlte byen; si ou fè mal, w ap rekòlte mal.

A

If you do well, you will reap well; if you hurt, you will reap wrong.

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11
Q

Chak jou machann nan kebe yon gwo panye lou sou tèt li ak de men.

A

Every day the merchant holds a large heavy basket on his head with both hands.

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12
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Lè gen fatra atè nou ka ajoute fèy bwa sou li.

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When there is trash on the ground we can add leaves on it.

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13
Q

Yo maske sitiyasyon an pou moun pa konnen sa ki te pase.

A

They mask the situation so that people do not know what happened.

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14
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Depi yon moun pa avèg li ka gade travay li fè.

A

Since a person is not blind he can look at the work he does.

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15
Q

Anpil moun mete ansanm pou yo rezoud pwoblèm yo.

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Many people come together to solve their problems.

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16
Q

Kase fèy kouvri sa

A

Broken leaves cover that

17
Q

Chak koukouy klere pou je yo

A

Every firefly shines for their eyes

18
Q

Tout bèt jennen mòde

A

All animals are embarrassed to bite

19
Q

Sa ou fè se li ou wè

A

What you do is what you see

What we see in our life is the result of our actions.

20
Q

bèl pase lalin ak solèy

A

beautiful than moon and sun

21
Q

Dèyè mòn gen mòn

A

Behind mountains there are mountains

22
Q

wo kou mèt minwi

A

high at midnight

23
Q

swe tankou pitit Bouki

A

sweating like Bouki’s son

24
Q

fè nwa tankou lank

A

dark as ink

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Piti piti zwazo fè nich li
Little by little, the bird makes its nest. With time everything is possible.
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fè vwal pou peyi san chapo
Make sails for land without hats
27
Pa konnen pa al lajistis
Don't know don't go to justice
28
Wi pa monte mòn
Yes do not climb mountains
29
kouri pou lapli tombe nan lanmè
Running in the rain, falling in the river. By avoiding a certain outcome, sometimes we fall into a worse situation.
30
Chat pran nan dlo cho, li wè dlo frèt li pè.
Cat takes in hot water and sees his cold water scared.
31
Wòch nan dlo pa konn doulè wòch nan solèy.
Rocks in water do not know the pain of rocks in the sun.
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Yo fòse bourik janbe dlo yo pa fòse bourik bwè dlo.
They force donkeys to cross the water by forcing donkeys to drink water.
33
Yon moun ap bat dlo pou fè bè
Someone is beating water to make butter
34
Sèl pa konn vante tèt li pou di l sale.
Salt doesn't brag about being salty.