Grammatical class

Noun

parole

(the power of) speech, language (the faculty of using spoken language to communicate or express thought, the usage of this faculty, and the words articulated through its use)

Details

Syllables

pa-ro-le

Phonetics

pa.ʁɔl

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

653

Freq. (movies)

777

Freq. (news)

1676

Sentences

Avoir la parole

To have the floor

A1

Les paroles d’une chanson

The words of a song, lyrics of a song

A1

Belles paroles

Empty promise(s) (literally, “pretty words”)

A1

Avoir la parole facile

To speak easily, to be well-spoken

A1

Il tint parole.

He kept his word.

A1

Je tins parole.

I kept my word.

A1

Tu as ma parole.

You have my word.

A1

Il tient parole.

He keeps his word.

A1

Tom tient parole.

Tom keeps his word.

A2

Vous avez la parole.

The floor is yours.

A2

Il a pris la parole.

He spoke.

B1

Que tu es belle / Parole, parole, parole / Que tu es belle / Parole, parole, parole, parole, parole / Encore des paroles que tu semes au vent

You're so beautiful / speech, speech, speech / You're so beautiful / speech, speech, speech, speech, speech / More words that you sow in the wind

B2