- (konekti) 1) of (genitive) |

kitaba de toy boy - the book of that boy |

jamilitaa de munda - beauty of the world |

lingwa de planeta - language of the planet |

raita de elekti e gei elekti - the right to elect and be elected |

2) of (partialness - optional) |

un pes (de) sukra - a piece of sugar |

tasa (de) chay - a cup of tea

(s) - (syao) "opposite action" ("des" if before a vowel) |

desharji - discharge |

delodi - unload |

desorganisi - disorganize

- (kwo) debt, duty (obligation) |

zwo swa-ney deba - do one's duty |

debi - (zwo) owe, be obliged to |

Ta debi a me dwashi dolar. - He owes me $20. |

Me debi a ta may jiva. - I owe my life to him.

- (zwo) debate |

debata - (kwo) debate |

See also: diskusi

- (zwo) debut |

debuta - (kwo) debut

- (zwo) dedicate (address or inscribe to another - cf. "devoti") |

dedika - (kwo) dedication

- (kwo) defect, flaw, impairment |

defekta-ney (defekte) - (kwel) flawed, imperfect, defective

- (zwo) defend |

defensa - (kwo) defence |

defensa-ney (defense) - (kwel) defensive

- (zwo) define, give the definition of |

defina - (kwo) definition

- (zwo) flow away, rush from |

defluisa - (kwo) ebb, reflux |

afluisa e defluisa - flow and ebb |

(Origin: de(s)+flui)

- (zwo) deform, put out of shape |

pa deformi-ney inglish - in broken English |

deforma, deformitura - (kwo) deformation; deformity

- (zwo) divorce |

degama - (kwo) divorce |

(Origin: de(s)+gami)

- (zwo) degrade, debase |

degrada - (kwo) degradation

- (kwo) deck (ship's)

- (zwo) be decadent, be in state of decay, decline (physically or morally) |

dekada - (kwo) decadence, decline

- (zwo) decapitate |

dekapisa - (kwo) decapitation |

(Origin: de(s)+kapa+isi)

- (zwo) declaim |

deklama - (kwo) declamation

- (zwo) declare |

deklara - (kwo) declaration

- (zwo) decline (gram., fis., astr.) |

deklina - (kwo) declination

- (zwo) decorate, make decor |

dekora - (kwo) decoration; decor |

Syn.: orni

- (kwo) affair, business, case, issue, matter |

bu es may dela - that is none of my business |

dela go hao - the affair goes well |

prave dela - just/righteous cause |

fai dela kun - deal with, have to do with |

Russian

- (kwo) dolphin |

Greek

- (kwel) delicate, fine

- (kwo) delirium, ravings |

deliri - (zwo) be delirious, rave |

delir-ney - (kwel) delirious |

Romanian

- (zwo) demand (claim, request or ask forcefully) |

demanda - (kwo) demand (claim; desire to purchase goods; request for some product)

- (kwo) resignation, retirement |

demisioni - (zwo) resign, retire

- (kwo) democracy |

demokratike - (kwel) democratic |

demokratisi - (zwo) democratize |

demokratisa - (kwo) democratization |

demokratier (demokrat) - (kwo) democrat

- (kwo) demon (evil spirit)

- (zwo) demonstrate |

demonstra - (kwo) demonstration |

demonstra-ney (demonstre) - (kwo) demonstrative |

demonstrasion - (kwo) demonstration (public display of group opinion)

- (gramatika) optional accusative particle |

Den se me he zwo yo. - This I have done already.

- (zwo) despair |

denada - (kwo) despair |

(Origin: de(s)+nadi)

- (kwel) dense |

dense shulin - dense forest |

dense tuman - dense fog |

fa-dense (densifi) - (zwo) become dense |

mah-dense (densisi) - (zwo) make dense, condense |

densitaa - (kwo) density |

densika - (kwo) thicket |

nodense - (kwel) thin, sparse, rarefied |

nodensifa - (kwo) rarefaction

- (kwo) tooth; prong |

diki denta - show/bare one's teeth |

shwo tra denta - say between one's teeth |

dentista - (kwo) dentist |

dentagron - (kwo) tusk

- (zwo) depart, leave (a koysa - for smth) |

me departi a Rusia - I am leaving for Russia |

departa - (kwo) departure |

Ant.: arivi

- (kwo) department |

Bislama

- (zwo) depend (fon koysa/koywan - on smth/smb) |

Fon hu se dependi? - On whom does it depend? |

dependa - (kwo) dependence |

nodependa - (kwo) independence |

rekoni nodependa - to recognize the independence |

nodependa-ney (nodepende) - (kwel) independent

- (kwo) depot, store, storehouse |

depo-shamba - (kwo) storeroom; pantry |

Turkish

- (zwo) take off, lay off, put off |

Depon ba palto! - Take off the coat! |

(Origin: de(s)+pon)

- (konekti) since, starting from |

depos toy dey - since that day |

me es hir depos klok shi - I have been here since ten o'clock |

depos dan - since then |

depos nau - from now on, henceforth |

depos longtaim - long since |

Syn.: fon

- (zwo) delay; linger |

deri spira - hold one's breath |

dera - (kwo) delay |

Hindi

- (zwo) derive |

deriva - (kwo) derivation |

derivi-ney - (kwel) derivative, derived |

derivitura - (kwo) derivative

- (kwo) skin, hide |

tumderma-ney - (kwel) swarthy, dark-skinned |

dedermisi - (zwo) skin, flay, excoriate |

Greek

- (zwo) disappear, vanish |

desapara - (kwo) disappearance |

(Origin: de(s)+apari)

- (kwo) December (also mes-shi-dwa)

- (zwo) descend, go down |

desendi sulam - go downstairs |

kamina desendi a riva - the road descends to the river |

desenda - (kwo) descent |

Syn.: go nich |

Ant.: asendi

- (kwo) dessert |

Polish

- (zwo) desert (abandon, withdraw) |

deserter - (kwo) deserter

- (zwo) decide |

desida - (kwo) decision

- (zwo) discover |

deskovra - (kwo) discovery

- (zwo) describe |

deskriba - (kwo) description

- (kwel) right (not left) |

desna - (kwo) right, right side |

a desna - (loko-komo) (to the) right |

Kan a desna! - Look right! |

Hir treba turni a desna. - Here one should turn right. |

desnen - (konekti-komo) at the right (of) |

May dom es desnen. - My house is at the right. |

Desnen dom ye garden. - There is a garden to the right of the house. |

Slavic

- (kwo) despot |

Spanish

- (zwo) destine |

destina - (kwo) destination (ultimate purpose for which smth is created or intended - cf. "safara-gola")

- (zwo) destroy |

destrukta - (kwo) destruction |

destruktive - (kwel) destructive, disruptive |

Syn.: nihilisi

- (kwo) detail |

detal-ney - (kwel) detailed |

detal-nem - (komo) in detail |

detalisi - (zwo) detail |

detalisa - (kwo) detailing

- (zwo) detect |

detekta - (kwo) detection |

detekter - (kwo) detector

- (kwo) detective |

Indonesian

- (zwo) determine (establish or ascertain definitely, give direction to, fix the limits of) |

determina - (kwo) determination (but not resolution - cf. "resolutitaa")

- (zwo) develop |

developa - (kwo) development

- (kwo) motto

- (zwo) devour

- (zwo) devote |

devoti swa a koysa/koywan - to devote oneself to smth/smb |

devoti-ney - (kwel) devoted |

devota - (kwo) devotion (act of devoting or the state of being devoted)

- (kwo) day (in all meanings) |

deyfan - (kwo) midday meal; dinner |

lumadey - (kwo) daylight, daytime |

bugundey - (kwo) day free from work, day off, rest-day |

festadey - (kwo) holiday, day of celebration |

gundey - (kwo) working day, workday |

janmadey - (kwo) birthday |

hao dey! - good day! |

fa-dey - it is dawning, day is breaking |

fa-deysa - (kwo) dawn, daybreak