talk, speak
Les Français parlent très vite.
The French speak very quickly.
Des hommes parlent au téléphone.
Men are talking on the phone.
Papa et maman parlent encore de lui.
Mom and Dad still talk about him.
— Les Fraises sauvages (1957)
Les hommes et les femmes parlent des langues différentes.
Men and women speak different languages.
Men talk too little.
Je déteste les gens qui parlent comme ça.
I hate people who talk like that.