pourparlers

English

Noun

pourparlers

  1. plural of pourparler

French

Etymology

Plural of pourparler, which has rarely been used in the singular since the fifteenth century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puʁ.paʁ.le/
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Noun

pourparlers m pl (plural only)

  1. parley, talks (conference to arrive at a certain agreement)
    Synonyms: négociation, tractation
    pourparlers de paixpeace talks
    • 2022 March 11, “Guerre en Ukraine : échec des pourparlers ukraino-russes en Turquie”, in Le Monde.fr:
      Organisés par la Turquie, les premiers pourparlers directs, qui se sont tenus dans la station balnéaire d’Antalya, jeudi 10 mars, entre les ministres russe et ukrainien des affaires étrangères, Sergueï Lavrov et Dmytro Kuleba, ont échoué.
      Organized by Turkey, the first direct talks, which took place in the seaside resort of Antalya on Thursday 10 March, between the Russian and Ukrainian ministers of foreign affairs, Sergey Lavrov and Dmytro Kuleba, ended in failure.
  • pourparleur

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