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parlour

UK
/ˈpɑː.lə/
US
/ˈpɑr.lɚ/

Translations

parlournoun
parlours
pl
UK
/ˈpɑː.lə/
US
/ˈpɑr.lɚ/
salonPièce de réception dans une maison; usage un peu ancien ou britannique.
The family gathered in the parlour to welcome their visitors.
La famille s'est réunie dans le salon pour accueillir ses visiteurs.
maison funéraireLieu ou établissement lié aux services funéraires.
The funeral parlour was elegantly decorated for the memorial service.
La maison funéraire était élégamment décorée pour la cérémonie commémorative.
Additional translations
salonDans les noms de commerces ou de lieux de service.
Synonyms
lounge
salon
parlor
reception room
drawing room
sitting room
parlouradjective
more parlour
Comp.
most parlour
Super.
UK
/ˈpɑː.lə/
US
/ˈpɑr.lɚ/
Used attributively and figuratively (e.g., 'parlour radical')
de salonSurtout dans des expressions comme « parlour politics », avec une nuance péjorative de superficialité.
Critics dismissed his ideas as mere parlour politics.
Les critiques ont rejeté ses idées comme de simples politiques de salon.
Synonyms
reception-room
domestic
homely
intimate
parlor
drawing-room
salon
sitting-room

Definitions

parlournoun
A room in a house used for receiving guests or for entertainment.
The family gathered in the parlour to welcome their visitors.
A shop or business providing specified goods or services, often used in combination.
They decided to visit the ice cream parlour after dinner.
A room or building equipped for a specific purpose, such as a funeral parlour.
The funeral parlour was elegantly decorated for the memorial service.
parlouradjective
Relating to or characteristic of discussion, activity, or behaviour that is confined to comfortable settings and often judged as superficial or merely theoretical.
Critics dismissed his ideas as mere parlour politics.
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