il parla

spoke, talked

p a ʁ . l a → parler
parl speak; talk + a 3rd-person singular past
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Uncommon #13,432
spoke, talked Passé simple, used mainly in literary or written narration.
FR: Elle parla avec le médecin.
EN: She spoke with the doctor.
Conjugation of parler
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First — parlâmes
Third parla parlèrent

Il parla comme s’il ne me connaissait pas.

He spoke as if he didn't know me.

Le vieil homme me parla en français.

The old man spoke to me in French.

Il m'en parla.

He told me about it.

Lorsqu'il parla, tout le monde devint silencieux.

When he spoke, everyone became silent.

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)

Tom parla aux médecins en français.

Tom spoke to the doctors in French.

Il parla de paix.

He spoke of peace.

Elle me parla en espagnol.

She spoke to me in Spanish.

Il me parla à peine.

He hardly spoke to me.

Elle parla en tamazight.

She spoke in Tamazight.

Dan parla de son père violent.

Dan spoke about his abusive father.

Tom parla français.

Tom spoke French.

Personne ne parla pendant le trajet, qui dura vingt minutes environ.

No one spoke during the journey, which lasted about twenty minutes.

L'avocat parla sans s'arrêter.

The lawyer spoke without stopping.

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.

Tom parla de Boston.

Tom spoke about Boston.

On ne parla plus jamais de mon père.

My father was never spoken of again.

— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

Tom parla trop et laissa échapper le secret.

Tom talked too much and let the secret slip.

Quand Tom parla, elles restèrent toutes silencieuses.

When Tom spoke, they all remained silent.

Elle parla en berbère.

She spoke in Berber.

Tom parla dans son sommeil.

Tom talked in his sleep.

Le garçon lui parla.

The boy spoke to him.

— Mysterious Object at Noon (2000)

L'homme assis à côté de moi me parla.

The man sitting next to me spoke to me.

Il se parla à lui-même.

He spoke to himself.

Personne ne parla en sa faveur.

No one spoke in his favor.

Il parla de plus en plus fort.

He spoke louder and louder.

Quand Tom parla, ils restèrent tous silencieux.

When Tom spoke, they all remained silent.

Personne d'autre ne parla.

No one else spoke.

Ziri parla.

Ziri spoke.

Il parla, il pensa pour elle.

He spoke, he thought for her.

— Psychose (1960)

Il n'en parla jamais.

He never spoke of it.

Elle lui parla de l'affaire.

She spoke to him about the matter.

Il parla de musique.

He talked about music.

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