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il parla

spoke

p a ʁ . l a → parler
parl speak; talk + a 3rd person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Uncommon #12,788
spoke Literary past tense (passé simple), mostly used in books and formal writing.
FR: Il parla calmement au public.
EN: He spoke calmly to the audience.
Conjugation of parler
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third parla parlèrent

Tom parla français.

Tom spoke French.

L'homme assis à côté de moi me parla.

The man sitting next to me spoke to me.

Il me parla à peine.

He hardly spoke to me.

Tom parla aux médecins en français.

Tom spoke to the doctors in French.

Le vieil homme me parla en français.

The old man spoke to me in French.

Il parla de plus en plus fort.

He spoke louder and louder.

John parla avec une voix si forte que je pouvais l'entendre d'en haut.

John spoke in such a loud voice that I could hear him from upstairs.

Lorsqu'il parla, tout le monde devint silencieux.

When he spoke, everyone became silent.

Ziri parla.

Ziri spoke.

Elle parla en berbère.

She spoke in Berber.

L'avocat parla sans s'arrêter.

The lawyer spoke without stopping.

Tom parla trop et laissa échapper le secret.

Tom talked too much and let the secret slip.

Tom parla dans son sommeil.

Tom talked in his sleep.

Quand Tom parla, elles restèrent toutes silencieuses.

When Tom spoke, they all remained silent.

Il parla, il pensa pour elle.

He spoke, he thought for her.

— Psychose (1960)

Personne d'autre ne parla.

No one else spoke.

Il parla de musique.

He talked about music.

Il n'en parla jamais.

He never spoke of it.

Elle parla en tamazight.

She spoke in Tamazight.

Il se parla à lui-même.

He spoke to himself.

Tom parla de Boston.

Tom spoke about Boston.

Quand Tom parla, ils restèrent tous silencieux.

When Tom spoke, they all remained silent.

On ne parla plus jamais de mon père.

My father was never spoken of again.

— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

Dan parla de son père violent.

Dan spoke about his abusive father.

Elle lui parla de l'affaire.

She spoke to him about the matter.

Personne ne parla en sa faveur.

No one spoke in his favor.

Il m'en parla.

He told me about it.

Au repas, il parla à Bill d'un livre de science qu'il lisait à propos du temps.

At the meal, he told Bill about a science book he was reading about time.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Il parla de paix.

He spoke of peace.

Elle me parla en espagnol.

She spoke to me in Spanish.

Sounds similar to

parler p a ʁ . l e parlé p a ʁ . l e parlez p a ʁ . l e parlons p a ʁ . l ɔ̃ parlait p a ʁ . l ɛ parlais p a ʁ . l ɛ parlaient p a ʁ . l ɛ parlant p a ʁ . l ɑ̃ parlée p a ʁ . l e parlés p a ʁ . l e