parley

(pär'lē)
n., pl., -leys.
A discussion or conference, especially one between enemies over terms of truce or other matters.

intr.v., -leyed, -ley·ing, -leys.
To have a discussion, especially with an enemy.

[Middle English, from Old French parlee, from feminine past participle of parler, to talk, from Vulgar Latin *paraulāre, from Late Latin parabolāre, from parabola, discourse. See parable.]

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meaning 'a discussion of peace terms', has the plural form parleys, and as a verb has inflected forms parleys, parleyed, parleying.

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noun

1. The act or process of dealing with another to reach an agreement: negotiation, talk (often used in plural). See words.
2. An exchange of views in an attempt to reach a decision: conference, consultation, counsel, deliberation. See words.
3. A meeting for the exchange of views: colloquium, conference, discussion, seminar. Informal powwow. Slang rap session. See meet, words.

verb

To meet and exchange views to reach a decision: advise, confer, consult, deliberate, talk. Informal powwow. See collect/distribute, meet, words.

[ܒpärlē]

ˈpärlē n. pl. -eys a conference between opposing sides in a dispute, especially a discussion of terms for an armistice.

v. -eys, -eyed

hold a conference with the opposing side to discuss terms: they disagreed over whether to parley with the enemy.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

IN BRIEF: To converse with another: confer. Also: To discuss terms with an enemy.

The opponents will parley before reaching an agreement.

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• Reasoning and Informing - parley: discuss or confer, esp. with enemies or to settle dispute

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - forhandling
v. intr. - forhandle, parlamentere

Nederlands (Dutch)
onderhandeling (met vijand), discussie, onderhandelen (met vijand), spreken

Français (French)
n. - conférence, (Mil) pourparlers
v. intr. - parlementer, être/entrer en pourparlers

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verhandlungen
v. - verhandeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διαπραγμάτευση (με αντίπαλο)
v. - διαπραγματεύομαι, συζητώ (πρόβλημα κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
colloquio, abboccamento, incontro di parlamentare col nemico, conferire, parlamentare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - parlamentação (f)
v. - parlamentar, negociar, falar (língua estrangeira)

Русский (Russian)
переговоры, проводить переговоры

Español (Spanish)
n. - conversación, negociación, parlamento
v. intr. - parlamentar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förhandling, överläggning, diskussion
v. - förhandla, konferera, resonera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
会谈, 讨论, 谈判

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 會談, 討論, 談判
v. intr. - 會談, 談判

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 회담, 교섭, 적과의 회견
v. intr. - 회담하다, 교섭하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 討議, 交渉, 会談
v. - 会談する, 話す, ペラペラしゃべる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مؤتمر, مفاوضات, مباحثات (فعل) يتفاوض, يتباحث‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משא ומתן, דו-שיח, דיון‬
v. intr. - ‮ניהל משא ומתן‬

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