parle

American  

[pahrl] / pɑrl /

noun

Archaic.

parled, parling

1. talk; parley.

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Etymology

Origin of parle

1350–1400; Middle English parlen < Middle French parler to speak < Late Latin parabolāre; see parable

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Example Sentences

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parle parled

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

Oveke ceo nous defendons de part Deu ke nule nonein ne parle a escoler de Oxeneford, se il nest sun parent prechein, e ovekes ceo saunz le conge la abbesse especial.

From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power

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

There is a very dangerous one about the centre of it, which is named the Rapid qui ne parle point, or that never speaks, from its silent whirlpool-motion.

From Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I by Alexander Mackenzie

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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