parlant

Catalan

Etymology

From parlar (“to speak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pərˈlan]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pərˈlant]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [paɾˈlant]

Adjective

parlant m or f (masculine and feminine plural parlants)

1. speaking

Noun

parlant m or f by sense (plural parlants)

1. speaker (one who speaks)

Derived terms

• angloparlant
• castellanoparlant
• catalanoparlant

Verb

parlant

1. gerund of parlar

Further reading

• “parlant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “parlant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “parlant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “parlant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paʁ.lɑ̃/

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Participle

parlant

1. present participle of parler

Adjective

parlant (feminine parlante, masculine plural parlants, feminine plural parlantes)

1. telling, eloquent

   Cet exemple n’est pas très parlant. Choisis-en un autre.

   That's not a very good example. Choose another one.

Synonyms

• révélateur

See also

• criant
• frappant

Further reading

• “parlant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.