Sunday, November 27, 2011

bare (creole): to catch?

Bare (pronounced bah-ray) → to take unawares, to capture, to catch, to trap, to block, to enclose

Bare as in to catch or capture

They caught a burglar at the market.
Yo bare yon vòlè nan mache a.

He was caught stealing mangos.
Yo bare l ap vòlè mango.

She caught him in bed with another woman.
Li bare l nan kabann ak yon lòt fi.



Bare as in: to block, to enclose

The police officers barricaded the road because of the accident.
Polis yo bare wout la akoz aksidan an.

They blocked the school entrance with a yellow ribbon.
Yo te bare antre lekòl la ak yon riban jòn.

Why did they block the road?
Poukisa yo bare wout la?

The man in front of me is blocking my view.  I can't see anything.
Mesye ki devan mwen an bare m.  Mwen pa ka wè anyen.

No comments:

Post a Comment