parole
Meanings
Noun
1. 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) (the power of)
2. word(s) utterance, expression (an orally articulated unit of discourse)
3. voice, spoken word
4. lyrics, words (of a song) (in the plural)
5. promise, word
6. floor (the right to speak, as, for example, in a legislative assembly)
Examples273
Les animaux manquent la parole.
Animals lack speech
Le député a la parole.
The member has the floor.
perdre la parole / perdre l'usage de la parole
to lose one's ability to speak
Il tient parole.
He keeps his word.
la parole et l'écriture
speech and writing
belles paroles
empty promise(s)