parley
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
parley
- A conference, especially one between enemies.
- We yield on parley, but are stormed in vain.
- 1920, Peter B. Kyne, The Understanding Heart, Chapter IV
- Without further parley Garland rode off up the hog's-back and the sheriff rode off down it […]
- French: pourparlers
- Russian: переговоры
parley (parleys, present participle parleying; past and past participle parleyed)
- (intransitive) To have a discussion, especially one between enemies.
- 1638 Herbert, Sir Thomas Some years travels into divers parts of Asia and Afrique
- […] at day break we found the villaine, who, loath to parlee in fire and ſhot, fled amaine and left us […]
- 1638 Herbert, Sir Thomas Some years travels into divers parts of Asia and Afrique
- Russian: вести переговоры
- Spanish: parlamentar
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