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ils parlèrent

spoke, talked

p a ʁ . l ɛ ʁ → parler
parl speak; talk + èrent 3rd person plural past historic
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #34,707
spoke, talked This is a literary past-tense form, used mainly in written narratives.
FR: Après le dîner, ils parlèrent longtemps.
EN: After dinner, they talked for a long time.
Conjugation of parler
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First — parlâmes
Third parla parlèrent

Ils m'en parlèrent.

They told me about it.

Ils n'en parlèrent jamais.

They never spoke about it.

Deux amis me parlèrent.

Two friends spoke to me.

Elles parlèrent brièvement.

They spoke briefly.

Elles parlèrent de culture.

They talked about culture.

Ils parlèrent de culture.

They talked about culture.

Ils parlèrent surtout de la mort.

They talked mostly about death.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Ils parlèrent bas pour ne pas réveiller l'enfant.

They spoke quietly so as not to wake the child.

Des gens parlèrent.

People talked.

Elles m'en parlèrent.

They talked to me about it.

Sounds similar to

parterre p a ʁ . t ɛ ʁ parfaire p a ʁ . f ɛ ʁ