1. Discuter avec quelqu'un au sujet de quelque chose ou de quelqu'un, sur un thème : C'est quelqu'un avec qui on peut parler de tout.Parler (de) philosophie.
2. Dire quelque chose à quelqu'un, lui exprimer sa pensée au sujet de quelque chose ou de quelqu'un, faire un discours portant sur tel point : Le Premier ministre a parlé au pays de la situation.
Synonyme :
haranguer
3. Adresser la parole à quelqu'un en maintenant ou en engageant des relations avec lui : Je suis fâché avec lui, je ne lui parle plus.
il ne faut pas prendre à la lettre ce qui vient d'être dit.
Les faits parlent d'eux-mêmes,
ils indiquent ce qu'on veut montrer d'une manière évidente ; ils sont éloquents.
Savoir ce que parler veut dire,
comprendre à demi-mot, saisir le sens d'une allusion, avoir la notion du poids des paroles.
Familier. Tu parles !,
marque l'incrédulité, la contradiction : Ses promesses ? Tu parles ! ; surenchérit sur ce qui vient d'être dit ; bien sûr, et comment : Tu viens avec nous ? — Tu parles que je viens !
Familier. Voilà qui est parler, ça c'est parler !,
expriment une pleine approbation ou se disent lorsque quelqu'un parle d'une manière que l'on trouve nette, sans ambiguïté.
forme de la langue utilisée dans la communication orale, par opposition à langue écrite.
Difficultés de parler
CONSTRUCTION
Parler avec qqn / parler à qqn : les deux constructions sont correctes mais n'ont pas tout à fait le même sens. Parler à qqn = s'adresser à lui, sans nécessairement recevoir de réponse. Parler avec qqn = échanger des paroles, avoir avec lui une conversation. → causer.
Parler de qqch, de qqn. Quand le sujet de la conversation est de type général, l'ellipse de la préposition de est fréquente et correcte : parler politique, parler chiffons, parler voitures. Mais de ne peut être sous-entendu si le complément est une personne ou un sujet précis : parler de Danielle, des dernières élections.
REGISTRE
Parler le français comme une vache espagnole = le parler très mal. Cette locution est familière.
recommandation : Dans l'expression soignée, en particulier à l'écrit, recourir à des équivalents : écorcher le français, mal s'exprimer, maltraiter la syntaxe... remarque Certains grammairiens ont voulu voir dans cette locution imagée très ancienne (elle est attestée dès 1640) une déformation populaire de parler le français comme un Basque espagnol ou comme un Basque l'espagnol. Cette explication paraît aujourd'hui hasardeuse. Il s'agirait plutôt d'un renforcement plaisant, lié à la fois au sens intensif de comme une vache - voir d'autres locutions populaires telles que pleuvoir comme vache qui pisse, tirer comme une vache (sur la corde), etc. - et à des connotations négatives (hâblerie, vantardise), aujourd'hui disparues, de l'adjectif espagnol.
Citations avec parler
Alicousin et gendre du Prophète, quatrième calife de 656 à 661 Un homme parle d'autant moins qu'il possède une intelligence plus pénétrante.
Anonyme Qui parle des choses qui ne le regardent point entend ce qui ne lui plaît pas. Les Mille et Une Nuits, Histoire des trois Kalenders
Georges Bataille (Billom 1897-Paris 1962) Il est hors de doute que tout a été dit, écrit, imprimé, crié ou gémi sur le malheur, à cette réserve près que ce n'est jamais le malheur qui parle, mais n'importe quel heureux bavard au nom du malheur. Documents, Mercure de France
Simone de Beauvoir (Paris 1908-Paris 1986) […] Pour parler de soi, il faut parler de tout le reste. Les Mandarins, Gallimard
Maurice Bedel (Paris 1883-Thuré, Vienne, 1954) Entre tant de plaisirs que dispense l'amour, il n'en est pas de plus grand que de parler de soi à l'être que l'on chérit. Le Laurier d'Apollon, Gallimard
Bible Elles* ont une bouche et ne parlent pas, elles ont des yeux et ne voient pas, elles ont des oreilles et n'entendent pas. Ancien Testament, Psaumes CXV, 5-6 *les idoles
Commentaire Citation empruntée à la Bible de Jérusalem.
Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon (Montbard 1707-Paris 1788) Ceux qui écrivent comme ils parlent, quoiqu'ils parlent très bien, écrivent mal. Discours sur le style, prononcé à l'Académie française, le jour de sa réception, 25 août 1753
Malcolm de Chazal (Vacoas 1902-Port-Louis 1981) L'homme est prêt à croire à tout, pourvu qu'on le lui dise avec mystère. Qui veut être cru, doit parler bas. Sens plastique, Gallimard
Philippe de Commynes sire d'Argenton (Renescure, près d'Hazebrouck ? , 1447-Argenton 1511) Je me suis souvent repenti d'avoir parlé, mais jamais de m'être tu. Sentence gravée en latin sur la muraille du château de Loches
Abraham Cowley (Londres 1618-Chertsey 1667) Des mots qui pleurent et des larmes qui parlent. Words that weep and tears that speak. The Prophet
Hésiode (Ascra, Béotie, milieu du VIIIe s. avant J.-C.) Ne mens pas pour le plaisir de parler. Les Travaux et les Jours, 709 (traduction E. Bergougnan)
Victor Hugo (Besançon 1802-Paris 1885) Il parla quatre jours, toute la Cour songea, Et quand il eut fini l'Empereur dit : Déjà ! La Légende des siècles, les Quatre Jours d'Ercis
Joseph Joubert (Montignac, Corrèze, 1754-Villeneuve-sur-Yonne 1824) Parler plus bas pour se faire mieux écouter d'un public sourd. Carnets
Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (Copenhague 1813-Copenhague 1855) Je parle de préférence avec de vieilles bonnes femmes qui racontent des potins de ménage, ensuite avec des fous et, en dernier lieu, avec des gens très raisonnables. Journal, 1837
Jean de La Bruyère (Paris 1645-Versailles 1696) Il y a des gens qui parlent un moment avant que d'avoir pensé. Les Caractères, De la société et de la conversation
Jean de La Bruyère (Paris 1645-Versailles 1696) C'est une grande misère que de n'avoir pas assez d'esprit pour bien parler, ni assez de jugement pour se taire. Les Caractères, De la société et de la conversation
Louis XIV (Saint-Germain-en-Laye 1638-Versailles 1715) roi de France Il est très malaisé de parler beaucoup sans dire quelque chose de trop. Mémoires
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, dit Molière (Paris 1622-Paris 1673) Quand on se fait entendre, on parle toujours bien. Les Femmes savantes, II, 6, Martine
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (château de Montaigne, aujourd'hui commune de Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne, Dordogne, 1533-château de Montaigne, aujourd'hui commune de Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne, Dordogne, 1592) Je ne serais pas si hardi à parler s'il m'appartenait d'en être cru. Essais, III, 11
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (château de Montaigne, aujourd'hui commune de Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne, Dordogne, 1533-château de Montaigne, aujourd'hui commune de Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne, Dordogne, 1592) Je parle au papier comme je parle au premier que je rencontre. Essais, III, 1
Gérard Labrunie, dit Gérard deNerval (Paris 1808-Paris 1855) On ne peut empêcher les gens de parler, et c'est ainsi que s'écrit l'histoire. Lettre, à son père, 12 juin 1854
Octavio Paz (Mexico 1914-Mexico 1998) L'eau parle sans cesse et jamais ne se répète. El agua habla sin cesar y nunca se repite. Libertad bajo palabra, I, Condición de nube
Raymond Queneau (Le Havre 1903-Paris 1976) Parler, c'est marcher devant soi. Les Œuvres complètes de Sally Mara, Gallimard
Armand Jean du Plessis, cardinal de Richelieu (Paris 1585-Paris 1642) Poursuivre lentement l'exécution d'un dessein, et le divulguer, est le même* que parler d'une chose pour ne la pas faire. Testament politique *la même chose
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Genève 1712-Ermenonville, 1778) Généralement, les gens qui savent peu parlent beaucoup, et les gens qui savent beaucoup parlent peu. Émile ou De l'éducation
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Genève 1712-Ermenonville, 1778) Les hommes à qui l'on parle ne sont point ceux avec qui l'on converse. Julie ou la Nouvelle Héloïse
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (Boulogne-sur-Mer 1804-Paris 1869) Moins on parle, et bien souvent mieux l'on pense. Correspondance, à la princesse Mathilde, 8 février 1865
William Shakespeare (Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, 1564-Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, 1616) Il ne suffit pas de parler, il faut parler juste. Le Songe d'une nuit d'été, V, 1, Lysandre It is not enough to speak ; but to speak true. A Midsummer Night's Dream, V, 1, Lysander
William Shakespeare (Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, 1564-Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, 1616) Les hommes qui parlent le moins sont les plus vaillants. Men of few words are the best men. Henry V, III, 2, le page
Antony Christiaan Winand Staring (Gendringen 1767-Vorden, près de Lochem, 1840) La connaissance mûre écoute, Celle qui n'a pas mûri parle. Dagelijks doen
Alfred, comte de Vigny (Loches 1797-Paris 1863) Gémir, pleurer, prier, est également lâche. Fais énergiquement ta longue et lourde tâche Dans la voie où le Sort a voulu t'appeler, Puis après, comme moi, souffre et meurs sans parler. Les Destinées, la Mort du loup
Zénobios ( IIe s.) Tu parles aux sables de la mer. Corpus paraemiographorum graecorum, I, 38
En grammaire, comment s'appelle le mot invariable servant à lier deux mots ou deux propositions ?
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