parole

Translations

• speech
• word
• lyrics
• libretto
• words
• Word

Definitions

1. noun

   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)

   Examples

   • la parole et l'écriture
   • perdre la parole / perdre l'usage de la parole
2. noun

   word(s) utterance, expression (an orally articulated unit of discourse)

3. noun

   voice, spoken word

   Example

   • Que tu es belle / Parole, parole, parole / Que tu es belle / Parole, parole, parole, parole, parole / Encore des paroles que tu semes au vent
4. noun

   lyrics, words (of a song)

   Example

   • les paroles d'une chanson
5. noun

   promise, word

   Examples

   • belles paroles
   • tenir parole
   ≈assurance≈promesse
6. noun

   floor (the right to speak, as, for example, in a legislative assembly)

   Examples

   • avoir la parole
   • prendre la parole
7. interjection

   swear to God!

   ≈ma parole≈ma parole d'honneur≈parole d'honneur