French Dictionary

French-English translation of parler

1 parler Verb, intransitive

How to pronounce parler

(a) to talk, speak (de, about, à, to)

(b) ~ entre hommes to talk man-to-man; (Infml) tu parles!, tu parles, Charles! you're telling me!

Present: je parle, tu parles, il/elle parle, nous parlons, vous parlez, ils/elles parlent
Imperfect: je parlais, tu parlais, il/elle parlait, nous parlions, vous parliez, ils/elles parlaient
Future: je parlerai, tu parleras, il/elle parlera, nous parlerons, vous parlerez, ils/elles parleront
Perfect: j' ai parlé, tu as parlé, il/elle a parlé, nous avons parlé, vous avez parlé, ils/elles ont parlé
Present subjunctive: je parle, tu parles, il/elle parle, nous parlions, vous parliez, ils/elles parlent

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2 parler Verb, transitive

How to pronounce parler

(a) to speak a language, talk business, politics etc; ~ anglais/français to speak English/French; il parle très bien (le) français his French is very good, he speaks very good French, he speaks French very well, he's very good at (speaking) French

3 parler Noun, masculine Pronounce

(a) speech; dialect

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French-English translation of parler