devan

See also: Devan

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ van?

Verb

devan (third-person singular simple present devans, present participle devanning, simple past and past participle devanned)

  1. (transitive) To unload (goods) from a container.

Anagrams

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French devant (“in front of”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /devã/

Preposition

devan

  1. before, in front of

References

  • Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 49

Mauritian Creole

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French devant.

Noun

devan

  1. front

Adverb

devan

  1. in front

Preposition

devan

  1. in front of

References

  • Carpooran, Arnaud (2011), Diksioner Morisien [Mauritian Dictionary] (in Mauritian Creole), second edition, Éditions Le Printemps, →ISBN, page 267

Spanish

Verb

devan

  1. inflection of dever:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative