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lapli
n.English rain
Français pluie
Water falling from clouds; precipitation.
Eau qui tombe des nuages; précipitation.
Dlo ki tonbe soti nan syèl la.
Variants:
grenn lapli
labrin
💬 Example Sentences
Lapli ap tonbe.
It is raining.
Il pleut.
Yon gwo lapli ap tonbe deyò.
A heavy rain is falling outside.
Une forte pluie tombe dehors.
🔗 Compounds & Expressions
lapli loraj
thunderstorm rain
pluie d'orage
sezon lapli
rainy season
saison des pluies
dlo lapli
rainwater
eau de pluie
🌿 Pwovèb (3)
« Sa Bondye sere pou ou, lavalas pa ka pote l ale. »
What God has reserved for you, no flood can carry it away.
Ce que Dieu te réserve, aucune inondation ne peut l'emporter.
« Dlo lapli pa gen mèt. »
Rainwater has no master.
L'eau de pluie n'a pas de maître.
« Deyè mòn gen mòn. »
Behind mountains there are more mountains.
Derrière les montagnes, il y a d'autres montagnes.
📜 Etymology
Fr. la pluie → lapli. Article agglutination; vowel simplification.
📝 Usage & Cultural Notes
Haiti has two rainy seasons (April–June and October–November). 'Dèyè mòn gen mòn' — behind mountains there are mountains.
📚 Literary Connections
Coming soon — literary appearances from the History of Haitian Literature.