#mot dogniet

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05/09/2024

Astembriaïr v. [ɑstõːbrijɑi] "(Esp. of weather, usually reflexive) to become autumnal, turn to autumn"

Vlà l'temps qui s'astembri - There's the weather turning autumnal

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19/09/2024

Décaomptaïr v. [dɛkãũtɑi] "To count down; to exorcise, heal by faith or magic"

Énne achie, les décaompteurs et les décaomptraesses décaomptaient tous les maoux, i' disent; j'y creis pas, mé, j'oime mux allaïr ciz l'docteur! - In the past exorcists (m.) and exorcists (f.) exorcised all ills, they say; I don't believe in it, me, I prefer going to the doctor!

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16/09/2024

Paraît(r)e v. [pɑreːt(r)] "To seem, look, appear"

I' paraît qu'alle est horte - It seems she's out Mais paraissait-i' biau dans ses bouannes hardes! - But didn't he look handsome in his good clothes!

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11/09/2024

Cmenchier v. [kmõːʃjɛ] "To begin, start"

I' fallait qu'les cmenchànts cmenchissent au cmenchment - The beginners had to start at the beginning

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06/09/2024

Nuage n. m. [nwɑːʒ] "Cloud"

J'veis aen nuage en forme dé tchen - I see a cloud in the shape of a dog

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28/08/2024

Dans prep. [dõː] "In, within"

J'srai là dans énne munute - I'll be there in a minute Ch'est dans les ptits patchets qu'les bouannes épices saont - It's in the little packages that the good spices are

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27/03/2024

Souogn n. m. [swõĩ] "Care"

N'y a pas d'souogn - No matter/it's fine (lit. There's no care) Par mànque dé souogn, il en aont fait énne vraie tchérue à tchens - By carelessness, they've made a real mess (lit. dog-drawn plough) of it

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30/07/2024

Mousse n. m. [mus] "Lad, child"

J'mé rmets qu'il 'tait malin quànd il 'tait mousse - I remember that he was clever when he was a child Tchi qu't'as fait à l'école ogniet, mousse? - What did you do at school today, lad?

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29/07/2024

Bllaï n. m. [bjɑi] "Corn, wheat"

Énne scouâle lé meis d'Juillet à quànd lé bllaï épicote vaout énne pare dé boeus à la tchérue - A rain shower in July when the corn is coming into ear is worth a pair of oxen on the plough

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24/07/2024

Rallouognier v. [rɑlwoɲjɛ] "To lengthen, extend"

…et les gniets rallouognent - …and the nights lengthen

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19/03/2024 Déca(o)ute adv. & prep. [dɛkaut ~ dɛkoːt] "Besides, furthermore, on the other hand"

Nous est lâssaïs, malades et nous a foim, mais décaoute tout chéna l'affaire va bian - We are tired, sick and hungry, but besides all that we're alright

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05/06/2024

Grànment adv. [ɡrãːmõ] "(usually only in the negative) Much, greatly"

L'Angllais? J'dvise chutte langue aen ptit, mais pas grànment - English? I speak that language a little, but not much

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03/06/2024

Mointi n. f. [mõĩti] "Half"

J'érai la pus grosse mointi - I'll have the biggest half I' saont à la mointi plloins - They're half-full (can mean euphemistically half-drunk)

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19/05/2024

Gaïllard n. m. [ɡɑijɑr] "Fellow, chap, lad"

*Counnis-tu chu gaïllard-là? Il est maîte d'école, n'est-ch'poui? * - Do you know that fellow? He's a schoolteacher, isn't he?

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31/03/2024

Agné n. m. or f. [ɑɲɛ] "Lamb, (goat) kid"

Plural: agnia(o)ux Mar qui entre comme énn agné sortira comme aen touaré - March which enters like a lamb will go out like a bull

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29/03/2024

Veie n. f. [veː] "Way"

Mainly used in the phrases à la veie, "in the way", and hors d'la veie, "out of the way". Bougeaïz vote moto hors d'la veie, s'i' vous pllaît - Move your car out of the way, please