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pourparler
[ poor-par-ley; English poor-pahr-ley ]
noun
, French.
, plural pour·par·lers [poo, r, -p, a, r, -, ley, p, oo, r-pahr-, leyz].
- an informal preliminary conference.
pourparler
/ purparle; pʊəˈpɑːleɪ /
noun
- an informal or preliminary conference
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pourparler1
Literally, “for talking”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pourparler1
literally: for speaking
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Example Sentences
It was only after these inquiries that, to use a diplomatic phrase, pourparler for negotiations began.
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Pourparler, a diplomatic conference towards the framing of a treaty.
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To humour a madman—that is what one always advised, therefore Stolphe would make the pourparler, as the French say.
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