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Pran poul
Meaning
To steal answers from someone or something or to cheat (oftentimes on a test in school).
Translation: Take chicken
Literal Meaning: Take chicken
Example 1
M pap sezi si l pran poul sou papye lòt elèv yo. Li pa t etidye menm!
I won't be surprised if she cheats from the other students' papers. She didn't study at all.
Example 2
Yo te ba l misye yon zewo, paske yo te wè l ap pran poul nan telefòn li.
They gave this man a zero, because they saw him cheating from his phone.
Fun Facts
Sometimes the saying pran poul is used as a joke to show that you think something is worth imitating.
For example, if you like how someone dresses, you can say something like this in Haitian Creole:
"Mwen renmen fason ou abiye. M pral pran poul sou ou."
In English this means, "I like the way you dress. I am going to imitate (or copy ) you."