parole

/paʁɔl/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les paroles

Meaning

  1. word, speech

    • Il a donné sa parole d'honneur.

      He gave his word of honor.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

discours

discours and parole are close synonyms for "speech"; parole also separately means "word," more broadly.

Practice

1 What does parole mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il a donné sa ___ d'honneur.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches parole?

noun

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