parole

Etymology

From Old French parole (“word, formal promise”), from Late Latin parabola (“speech”). Doublet of parabola.

Pronunciation

• enPR: pə-rōlʹ, IPA^(key): /pəˈɹoːl/
  • (UK) IPA^(key): [pə.ˈɹəʊɫ]
  • (US) IPA^(key): [pə.ˈɹoʊɫ]
• Rhymes: -əʊl
• Hyphenation: pa‧role

Noun

parole (usually uncountable, plural paroles)

1. The release of a former prisoner under condition of compliance with specific terms.

   He will be on parole for nearly two more years.

   He was released on parole.

   The defendant shall be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.

2. The amount of time a former prisoner spends on limited release.
3. (archaic) A word of honor, especially given by a prisoner of war, to not engage in combat if released.
   • (Can we date this quote?), Macaulay, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     This man had forfeited his military parole.

4. (linguistics) Language in use, as opposed to language as a system.
5. (US, immigration law) The permission for a foreigner who does not meet the technical requirements for a visa to be allowed to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds.
6. A watchword given only to officers of guards; distinguished from the countersign, which is given to all guards.
7. (law) An oral declaration; see parol.

Verb

parole (third-person singular simple present paroles, present participle paroling, simple past and past participle paroled)

1. (transitive) To release (a prisoner) on the understanding that s/he checks in regularly and obeys the law.

Anagrams

• Lopera

Etymology

paroli +‎ -e

Adverb

parole

1. verbally

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *paraula, inherited from Latin parabola (“comparison”). Doublet of parabole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ʁɔl/

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Noun

parole f (plural paroles)

1. utterance, expression (a unit of discourse, firstly oral)
2. voice, spoken word
   • 1973, Leo Chiosso, Giancarlo Del Re, Michaële (lyrics), Gianni Ferrio (music), “Paroles… Paroles…”, performed by Dalida & Alain Delon:

     Que tu es belle / Parole, parole, parole / Que tu es belle / Parole, parole, parole, parole, parole / Encore des paroles que tu semes au vent

3. (in the plural) lyrics, words (of a song)

   paroles d'une chanson ― words of a song, lyrics of a song

4. promise, word

   il tient parole ― he keeps his word

5. floor; the right to speak in a legislative assembly

   le député a la parole ― the member has the floor

Further reading

• “parole” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɾɔle/

Noun

parole f pl

1. plural of parola (“words”)

   Ci vogliono fatti e non parole. ― Action is needed, not words.

2. (music) lyrics, words

   Synonym: testo

   Musica di Paolo, parole di Lorenzo ― Music by Paolo, lyrics by Lorenzo.

Anagrams

• palerò, polare

Noun

parole f (5th declension)

1. (military) password (identification word used in military operations or in secret, covert activities (e.g., by a secret service, in a revolutionary movement, etc.))

   prasīt paroli ― to ask for the password

   pateikt paroli ― to say, give the password

   parole iekļūšanai sapulcē bija: “uz satikšanos” ― the password to be admitted to the meeting was: “till we meet again”

   lai tiktu cauri visām trim apsardzības ķēdēm, vajadzēja zināt trīs dažādas paroles ― in order to get through all three defense lines, it was necessary to know three different passwords

2. (computing) password (sequence of characters that gives access to a website)

   agrāk vispopulārākā parole bija “password” — previously the most popular password was “password”

Etymology

Late Latin parabola.

Noun

parole f (plural paroles)

1. word

Etymology

Late Latin parabola.

Noun

parole f (oblique plural paroles, nominative singular parole, nominative plural paroles)

1. word
   • circa 1155, Wace, Le Roman de Brut:

     A ceste parole a grant bruit

     Saying this caused uproar

2. (by extension, figuratively) the right to speak

Etymology

From French parole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈparɔɫ/

Noun

parole f

1. (linguistics) parole

Further reading

• parole in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Noun

parole m (plural paroles)

1. parole