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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

What does the expression "Voye flè" mean exactly?

"Voye Flè" is a Haitian Creole expression. 
The literal translation is "throwing flowers"
This expression has two different meanings in addition to the obvious translation.

Voye flè to flaunt, to parade, to strut
Voye flè → to goof up, to fumble on a task, to mess up, to flub a mission/performance/task.

Examples:
Voye flè → to flaunt it

Rachel just got a new car.  She's parading it.
Rachèl fèk gen yon machin nèf.  L'ap voye flè.

That girl's up to no good.  She's just flaunting her stuff.
Ti fi sa pa regle anyen.  Se flè l'ap voye.

I saw Karen at the party.  She had lost some weight and she was just flaunting it.
Mwen te wè Karen nan fèt la.  Li megri e se flè li t'ap voye sèlman.


Voye flè → to flub

I heard the president's speech last night.  Boy, did he flub it!
Mwen te tande diskou prezidan an yèswa.  Li voye flè nèt ale!

Tina's performance was bad.  She just kept messing up.
Pèfòmans Tina a pa't bon.  Se flè sèlman li t'ap voye.

Usually Jackie Chan does a good job.  But he flubbed this movie.
Dabitid Jackie Chan fè bon travay.  Men li voye flè nan fim sa a.

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