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Pourparler
‖
Pourˊparˊler′
,Noun.
[F.]
(Diplomacy)
A consultation preliminary to a treaty.
Definition 2024
pourparler
pourparler
French
Etymology
From the Old French verb pourparler, meaning to "speak for".
Noun
pourparler m (plural pourparlers)
- (almost always in plural) parley
Old French
Alternative forms
- porparler
- purparler (less common)
Verb
pourparler
- to talk about; to discuss; to deliberate
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ols, *-olt are modified to ous, out. This verb has a stressed present stem pourparol distinct from the unstressed stem pourparl. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of pourparler (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | pourparler | avoir pourparlé | |||||
| gerund | en pourparlant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | pourparlant | ||||||
| past participle | pourparlé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | pourparol | pourparoles | pourparole | pourparlons | pourparlez | pourparolent |
| imperfect | pourparloie, pourparleie, pourparloe, pourparleve | pourparloies, pourparleies, pourparloes, pourparleves | pourparloit, pourparleit, pourparlot, pourparleve | pourparliiens, pourparliens | pourparliiez, pourparliez | pourparloient, pourparleient, pourparloent, pourparlevent | |
| preterite | pourparlai | pourparlas | pourparla | pourparlames | pourparlastes | pourparlerent | |
| future | pourparlerai | pourparleras | pourparlera | pourparlerons | pourparleroiz, pourparlereiz, pourparlerez | pourparleront | |
| conditional | pourparleroie, pourparlereie | pourparleroies, pourparlereies | pourparleroit, pourparlereit | pourparleriiens, pourparleriens | pourparleriiez, pourparleriez | pourparleroient, pourparlereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | pourparol | pourparous | pourparout | pourparlons | pourparlez | pourparolent |
| imperfect | pourparlasse | pourparlasses | pourparlast | pourparlissons, pourparlissiens | pourparlissoiz, pourparlissez, pourparlissiez | pourparlassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | pourparole | — | pourparlons | pourparlez | — | ||