Vocabulary
parler
to speak, talk; to be able to communicate in a language; to speak; to cant; (of a coat of arms) to make a pun of its bearer's name
Verb
parler gaga
a French variety spoken in the French city of Saint-Étienne, the North of the Forez and around.
Noun
parle pour toi
speak for yourself! (expressing disagreement with an opinion expressed by another)
Phrase
parler en l'air
to waste one's breath (to speak without being listened to); to blow smoke; to talk through one's hat (to speak about issues one doesn't understand)
Verb
parlez pour vous
speak for yourself! (expressing disagreement with an opinion expressed by another)
Phrase
parler en cul de poule
to speak French like a Parisian or to force oneself to speak French without having an Québécois accent
Verb
parler pour ne rien dire
to be full of hot air, to talk for the sake of talking, to waffle, to blow smoke
Verb
parler comme un aveugle des couleurs
to talk through one's hat, to speak about an issue one doesn't understand
Adverb
parler de corde dans la maison d'un pendu
to put one's foot in one's mouth, to be like a bull in a china shop, to hit the wrong note (to broach a sensitive topic in an inappropriate setting, where that topic is taboo; to be completely tactless)
Verb