Grammatical class

Adjective

parlant

telling, eloquent

Details

Syllables

par-lant

Phonetics

paʁ.lɑ̃

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

1477

Freq. (movies)

2663

Freq. (news)

4132

Sentences

J'aimerais trouver un médecin parlant français.

I'd like to find a French-speaking doctor.

A1

Strictement parlant, la tomate est un fruit.

Strictly speaking, the tomato is a fruit.

B1

Strictement parlant, le bambou est une variété d'herbe.

Strictly speaking, bamboo is a kind of grass.

B1

Médicalement parlant, je vous recommande de perdre du poids.

Speaking medically, I advise you to lose weight.

B1

Strictement parlant, tu as tort.

Strictly speaking, you're wrong.

B2

Statistiquement parlant, prendre l'avion est bien plus sûr que de voyager en voiture.

Statistically speaking, flying in a plane is much safer than traveling by car.

B2