parlour

CEFRB1

/ˈpɑːlə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A room used for sitting, talking, or receiving guests.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Commonwealth standard spelling of parlor.

Examples

  • The activity of the left brain increases, as I sit in the pizza parlour.

  • The ice-cream parlour offers over a hundred different kinds of ice cream.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈpaːlɔː/

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In context

  • Will you walk into my parlour, said a Spider to a Fly; / 'Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

In the Victorian mansion, the family used the blank for afternoon tea with guests.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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