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
On the second page of Greene’s Arbasto is this sentence: ‘He did not so much as vouchsafe to give an eare to my parle, or an eye to my person.’
From The Bibliotaph and Other People by Vincent, Leon H. (Leon Henry)
He heard the doors opened, and a short angry parle, broken short by the raised voice of the new comers, and the clanging of armed footsteps, along the marble corridor which led toward his chamber.
From The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 by Herbert, Henry William
I know this because I have been there—moi qui vous parle.
From Seen and Unseen by Bates, E. Katharine
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 Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)
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