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

There was a sort of test speech beginning, "Moi, qui vous parle."

From Confessions of an Opera Singer by Kathleen Howard

J. L. Toole and Miss E. Farren appeared at Norwich Theatre on this and the succeeding evening in “Dearer than Life,” “The Steeplechase,” “The Weavers,” scenes from “Paul Pry,” and “Ici on parle Français.”

From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Charles Mackie

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

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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