parler

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French parler, from Old French parler, from Early Medieval Latin parabolāre, from Latin parabola (parable, comparison), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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parler

  1. (intransitive) to speak, talk
    Il a commencé à parler à l’âge de quatre ans.He began to speak at the age of four.
    Ils ont parlé plusieurs heures avant d’aller se coucher.They spoke several hours before going to sleep.
  2. (transitive) to be able to communicate in a language; to speak
    Elle parle couramment français.She speaks French fluently.
  3. (heraldry) to cant; (of a coat of arms) to make a pun of its bearer's name
    armes parlantescanting arms
  4. (pronominal)
    se parler à soi-mêmeto talk to oneself

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Haitian Creole: pale

Noun

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parler m (plural parlers)

  1. parlance
  2. vernacular, dialect

See also

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Further reading

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Middle English

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Noun

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parler

  1. Alternative form of parlour

Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French parler.

Verb

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parler

  1. to speak; to talk.

Conjugation

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  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

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Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French parler, from Early Medieval Latin parabolāre.

Verb

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parler

  1. to speak

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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  • pâler (partially in Cotentin)

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Early Medieval Latin parabolāre.

Verb

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parler

  1. to speak; to talk

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ols, *-olt are modified to ous, out. This verb has a stressed present stem parol distinct from the unstressed stem parl. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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Descendants

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