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单词 pourparler
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pourparler

[ poor-par-ley; English poor-pahr-ley ]
/ pur parˈleɪ; English ˌpʊər pɑrˈleɪ /

noun, plural pour·par·lers [poor-par-ley; English poor-pahr-leyz]. /pur parˈleɪ; English ˌpʊər pɑrˈleɪz/. French.

an informal preliminary conference.

Origin of pourparler

Literally, “for talking”

Words nearby pourparler

pouring box, pour le mérite, pour oil on troubled waters, pour on the coal, pour out one's heart, pourparler, pourparty, pourpoint, pourriture noble, pour test, pousada
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Example sentences from the Web for pourparler

  • It was only after these inquiries that, to use a diplomatic phrase, pourparler for negotiations began.

    A Fantasy of Far Japan|Baron Kencho Suyematsu
  • To humour a madman—that is what one always advised, therefore Stolphe would make the pourparler, as the French say.

    The Money Master, Complete|Gilbert Parker
  • Pourparler, a diplomatic conference towards the framing of a treaty.

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for pourparler

pourparler
/ French (purparle, English pʊəˈpɑːleɪ) /

noun

an informal or preliminary conference

Word Origin for pourparler

literally: for speaking
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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