parler

to speak, talk; to be able to communicate in a language; to speak; to cant; (of a coat of arms) to make a pun of its bearer's name

“Il a commencé à parler à l’âge de quatre ans.” — He began to speak at the age of four.

Inherited from Middle French parler, from Old French parler, from Early Medieval Latin parabolāre (“to express”), from Latin parabola (“parable, comparison”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ).

parlance; vernacular, dialect

“se parler à soi-même” — to talk to oneself

Inherited from Middle French parler, from Old French parler, from Early Medieval Latin parabolāre (“to express”), from Latin parabola (“parable, comparison”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ).