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obéyi to obey I pa vlé obéyi manman'y. He doesn't want to obey his mother. opp dézobéyi Fr. obéir
obéyisan obedient Mi an tibway ki obéyisan! Look, what an obedient child! syn ékoutan opp dézobéyisan Fr. obéissant
obéyisans obedience Obéyisans ou kay mennen'w byen lwen an lavi. Your obedience will take you far in life. opp dézobéyisans Fr. obéissance
obligasyon obligation I pa té anba pyès obligasyon pou édé nou. He was not under any obligation to help us. Fr. obligation
oblijé 1 syn fòsé ni pou 1 to compel, to force Mwen oblijé tibway-la mennen sé bagay-la i vòlè-a déviwé. I compelled the boy to bring back the things he stole. syn fòsé 2 to be obligated, to have to Mwen pa oblijé ba'w anyen. I don't have to give you anything. syn ni pou sé fo sé pou Fr. obliger
oblijé 2 must I oblijé sé yonn an sé ti manmay sala ki voyé wòch-la. He must be one of those children who threw the rocks. syn dwé dwé Fr. obliger
obliyé var. bliyé to forget Pa obliyé nou! Don't forget us! opp chonjé waplé Fr. oublier
òbzòki out of shape Tjilòt-la twò òbzòki, i pa ka fè mwen byen. The pants are too out of shape, they don't fit well.
òbzòvé var. èkzòvé to observe Mwen pa té òbzòvé sé ou ki té la. I hadn't observed it was you who was there. Fr. observer
òdinè ordinary Sé pa pyès nonm òdinè ou sav; i sé on gwo pèp. That is no ordinary man, you know; he is a big shot. Fr. ordinaire
odjé eggs waiting to hatch (of a crustacean) I kont lwa-a pou tjébé houma ki ni odjé. It is against the law to catch lobsters that have eggs.
ofè to offer Madanm-lan ofè an ti tjò tè pou mwen sa achté. The woman offered to sell me a little piece of land. Fr. offre
òfis office I ka twavay adan on òfis. She works in an office. Fr. office
ofisyé officer Mwen sé an ofisyé an légliz mwen. I am an officer in my church. Fr. officier
òflen orphan Ti manmay sala sé on òflen. This child is an orphan. Fr. orphelin
ofon at the bottom of I twouvé papyé-a ofon an panyen. He found the paper at the bottom of a basket. fon Fr. au fond
ofwans offense Sa sé on ofwans pou nou. That's an offense to us. Fr. offense
ofwansé V to offend Pawdonnen mwen si mwen ofwansé'w. Pardon me if I offended you. ADJ offended Nonm-lan vini ofwansé paski mwen palé lavéwité. The man became offended because I spoke the truth. Fr. offenser
ògannizasyon organization Ogannizasyon-an sala ka wépwézanté tout twavayè an péyi-a. This organization represents all of the workers in the country. Fr. organization
ògannizé to organize Kilès ki ògannizé sé jwé sala? Who organized these games? Fr. organiser
ogoumanté to increase Bondyé ka ogoumanté lafwa nou. God increases our faith. syn gwandi opp étwési mègwési mégwési Fr. augmenter
ogwèf registry Madanm mwen alé ogwèf pou gadé pou batistè sé manmay-la. My wife went to the registry to look for the children's birth certificates.
Ojé the village of Augier Yo tout ka wèsté Ojé pwé lopital-la. They all live in Augier near the hospital. Fr. Augier