parley
A conference, especially one between enemiesA conference, especially one between enemies.
» The two opposing armies intended to parley in order to exchange hostages.
thrash242 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A conference, especially one between enemies.
Unterredung, Verhandlungsgespräch
перегово́рыperegovóry
a negotiation between enemies
Examples
3 sentencesThe two opposing armies intended to parley in order to exchange hostages.
We've arranged a parley.
There was a momentary lull in the violence as the leaders of the two sides parleyed.
deDie Gewalt nahm kurzzeitig ab, während die Anführer beider Seiten verhandelten. — Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English parlai (“speech, parley”), from Old French parler (“to talk; to speak”From Middle English parlai (“speech, parley”), from Old French parler (“to talk; to speak”), from Late Latin parabolō, from Latin parabola (“comparison”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ), from παρά (pará, “beside”) with βολή (bolḗ, “throwing”). Doublet of palaver.
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Forms
plural: parleysLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable