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Etymology edit

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

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Verb edit

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. (takes a reflexive pronoun)
    se parler à soi-mêmeto talk to oneself

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  • Haitian Creole: pale

Noun edit

parler m (plural parlers)

  1. parlance
  2. vernacular, dialect

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Middle English edit

Noun edit

parler

  1. Alternative form of parlour

Middle French edit

Etymology edit

From Old French parler.

Verb edit

parler

  1. to speak; to talk.

Conjugation edit

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

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Norman edit

Etymology edit

From Old French parler, from Early Medieval Latin parabolāre.

Verb edit

parler

  1. to speak

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Synonyms edit

  • pâler (partially in Cotentin)

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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Early Medieval Latin parabolāre.

Verb edit

parler

  1. to speak; to talk

Conjugation edit

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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