parlant

Catalan

Etymology

From parlar (to speak).

Pronunciation

Adjective

parlant m or f (masculine and feminine plural parlants)

  1. speaking

Noun

parlant m or f by sense (plural parlants)

  1. speaker (one who speaks)

Derived terms

Verb

parlant

  1. gerund of parlar

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paʁ.lɑ̃/
  • Audio:(file)

Participle

parlant

  1. present participle of parler
    • Circa 1900, Honoré de Balzac, Les Chouans et Une passion dans le désert[1], Nélson, Éditeurs, page 411:
      — Il me livrera le citoyen Montauran, pieds et poings liés, reprit Hulot en se parlant à lui-même, et je me trouverai embêté d'un conseil de guerre à présider.
      "He will deliver the citizen Montauran to me, feet and hands tied," replied Hulot while talking to himself, "and I will find myself burdened by a court-martial to head."

Adjective

parlant (feminine parlante, masculine plural parlants, feminine plural parlantes)

  1. telling, eloquent
    Cet exemple n'est pas très parlant. Choisis-en un autre.
    That's not a very good example. Choose another one.

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Further reading