parlieren

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German parlieren, from Old French parlier (to speak) + -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paʁˈliːʁən/
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  • Rhymes: -iːʁən

Verb

parlieren (weak, third-person singular present parliert, past tense parlierte, past participle parliert, auxiliary haben)

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    • 1767, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Minna von Barnhelm:
      Es war ein ganzer Mensch! Er konnte frisieren und rasieren und parlieren—und scharmieren—Nicht wahr?
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    • 1909, Lily Braun, Memoiren einer Sozialistin [Memoirs of a Woman Socialist]‎, Lehrjahre, München: Albert Langen:
      Sie konnten stolz sein auf ihr Werk: So gut wir französisch parlierten, so zierlich tanzten wir Quadrille und Polka, — der Walzer war als »unschicklich« zu jener Zeit in der Hofgesellschaft verboten —, und so tadellos war unser Hofknix.
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