parler

A. vtr

• 1 to speak parler (l')italien = to speak Italian Definition of speak in the British & World English dictionary Definition of speak in the US English dictionary Translate speak | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2parler affaires/politique = to talk (about) business/politics

B. v+prep (parler à)

• parler à qn = to talk or speak to sb

C. v+prep (parler de)

• 1parler de qn/qch = to talk about sb/sth; = to mention sb/sth parler de tout et de rien, parler de choses et d'autres = to talk about this and that les journaux en ont parlé = it was in the papers faire parler de soi = to get oneself talked about; = to make the news qui parle de vous expulser? = who said anything about throwing you out? ta promesse, parlons-en! = some promise! n'en parlons plus! = let's drop it; = that's the end of it on m'a beaucoup parlé de vous = I've heard a lot about you

• 2parler de [book, film] = to be about

D. vi

• to talk, to speak parle plus fort = speak up, speak louder parler en connaissance de cause = to know what one is talking about une prime? tu parles! (fam) = a bonus? you must be joking! (colloq) il s'écoute parler = he loves the sound of his own voice Definition of talk in the British & World English dictionary Definition of talk in the US English dictionary Translate talk | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

E. v refl (+ v être) (se parler)

• 1 to talk or speak (to each other)

• 2 to be on speaking terms

• 3 [language, dialect] to be spoken