pourparler

[ poor-par-ley; English poor-pahr-ley ]

noun,plural pour·par·lers [poor-par-ley; English poor-pahr-leyz]. /pur parˈleɪ; English ˌpʊər pɑrˈleɪz/. French.
  1. an informal preliminary conference.

Origin of pourparler

1
Literally, “for talking”

Words Nearby pourparler

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How to use pourparler in a sentence

  • It was only after these inquiries that, to use a diplomatic phrase, pourparler for negotiations began.

    A Fantasy of Far Japan | Baron Kencho Suyematsu
  • pourparler, a diplomatic conference towards the framing of a treaty.

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia | Edited by Rev. James Wood
  • To humour a madman—that is what one always advised, therefore Stolphe would make the pourparler, as the French say.

British Dictionary definitions for pourparler

pourparler

/ French (purparle, English pʊəˈpɑːleɪ) /


noun
  1. an informal or preliminary conference

Origin of pourparler

1
literally: for speaking

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