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

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 Howard, Kathleen

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 Powys, John Cowper

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)