parle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of parle
1350–1400; Middle English parlen < Middle French parler to speak < Late Latin parabolāre; see parable
Example Sentences
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Living in Paris for a year certainly had its share of stresses, mostly because my French language skills never really advanced beyond me saying, Je parle français un petit peu, before switching to English.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2025
At the elegantly appointed La Clef des Champs in Floreal, the revered chef Jacqueline Dalais serves haute-Mauritian food — “La cuisine Française qui parle Creole,” she describes it, French cuisine with a Creole accent.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2017
It is thus that I, moi qui vous parle, claim my humble and modest role.
From Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions by John Cowper Powys
QVant la royne eut parle de la damoiselle, When she heard of this damsel the Queen knew it must be Lancelot, si scait bien que cest Lancelot.
From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Walter W. (Walter William) Skeat
Two men walking along Avenue A in New York City observed a dingy saloon, in the window of which was a framed sign, reading: "Ici on parle français."
From Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers by Anonymous
These lovers parled by the touch of hands: True love is mute, and oft amazèd stands.
From The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Vol. 3 (of 3) by A. H. (Arthur Henry) Bullen
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