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Friday, April 19, 2013

Will you translate these phrases for me. 1. cheche kraze-rak; 2. lage koukouwouj; and 3. li dewoule a di. Also I know what 'nan kad' means but I am having trouble puting the right English words to it. Can you help? Mesi mesi anpil anpil!!

Dakò :)

1. "chache kraze rak"
    Kraze rak (degèpi or chape poul) → to escape, to break away, to flee, to decamp
    Chache kraze rak → to atempt to flee, to try to make a run for it, to try to break away

2. lage koukouwouj (fè koukourouj) → to hunt for someone, to go after someone
    
3. Li dewoule a di → (I'm not too sure what this exact sentence mean)
    dewoule → unravel, happen, or unroll
   if you had "dewoule a di", I would translate it as "the beginning is tough" or "Getting started is tough".
   but that's not what we seem to have here.

4. Nan kad.
    "kad" → frame, framework, affiliation, league
    Thus the verb "ankadre"→ to frame, to structure

     a. kad yon foto. 
         frame of a picture

     b.  Mwen pa nan kad moun sa yo.
          I'm not affiliated with these people.

   
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4 comments:

  1. Mwen pa t ba-w kontèks ase pou #3. M' regrèt sa. Men fraz-la:

    'Responsab yo nan "Beth Israel Hospital" nan rejyon ensidan sa a ap dewoule a di sispèk la---yon gason adilt---te deja gen kè l rete lè li rive lopital la e l te genyen plizyè twou bal ak blese nan kò li ki fè kwè li te genyen eksplozif sou li tou.'

    Mwen t ap li jounal-la lè m' te wè mo-yo men m' pa t vle voye-w nouvèl move. :(

    Nan ka sa-a 'dewoule a di' vle di 'started to say'?

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    1. Ah....mèsi! I understand it better now :)

      In this instance, it means happening, unfolding, unraveling, going on

      ....nan rejyon ensidan sa a ap dewoule a di sispèk la .....
      ...in the region this incident is unfolding say that the suspect.....

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  2. Mwen ka wè erè-m-lan. M' t ap panse 'dewoule a di' te gen rapo ak 'responsab' setadi 'responsab dewoule a di'. Men si sa te bon sa ta vle di mo 'a' a ta vle di 'to' kòm nan pannyòl oubyen franse. M' konprann kounye la.

    Mèsi

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