vous me parliez

you were speaking to me

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phrase Uncommon #17,290

you were speaking to me Usually means “you were speaking to me” in the imperfect tense. In a phrase such as « J'aimerais que vous me parliez », it is the subjunctive and means “that you speak to me.”

FR: Je croyais que vous me parliez.

EN: I thought you were speaking to me.

Vous me parliez ?

Were you talking to me?

Je préfère que vous me parliez pas.

I'd rather you didn't talk to me.

— Séquences et conséquences (2000)

Vous me parliez comme si vous vouliez que je parte.

You were talking to me as if you wanted me to leave.

— Delicatessen (1991)

Je veux que vous me parliez de votre voyage.

I want you to tell me about your trip.

J'aimerais que vous me parliez.

I would like you to talk to me.

C'est ça, le livre dont vous me parliez ?

Is this the book you were telling me about?

— Les Ailes du désir (1987)

Vous me parliez de lui.

You were telling me about him.

— Crime 101 (2026)

Je veux que vous me parliez.

I want you to talk to me.

Je n'arrive pas à croire que vous me parliez ainsi.

I can't believe you're speaking to me like that.