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question ['kwestʃən]1 noun∎ to ask sb a question poser une question à qn;∎ I wish to put a question to the chairman j'aimerais poser une question au président;∎ Parliament to put down a question for sb adresser une interpellation à qn;∎ you haven't answered my question vous n'avez pas répondu à ma question;∎ they obeyed without question ils ont obéi sans poser de questions;∎ a question and answer session une séance questions-réponses;∎ what a question! quelle question!;∎ Grammar direct/indirect question interrogation f directe/indirecte;∎ British Parliament (Prime Minister's) Question Time, Prime Minister's Questions = session hebdomadaire du Parlement britannique réservée aux questions des députés au Premier ministre∎ her article raises some important questions son article soulève d'importantes questions ou d'importants problèmes;∎ it raises the question of how much teachers should be paid cela soulève ou pose le problème du salaire des enseignants;∎ the place/time in question le lieu/l'heure en question;∎ the person in question is away at the moment la personne en question est absente en ce moment;∎ the Jewish question la question juive;∎ the question is, will he do it? toute la question est de savoir s'il le fera;∎ that is the question voilà la question;∎ that's another or a different question c'est une autre histoire;∎ but that's not the question, that's beside the question mais là n'est pas la question, il ne s'agit pas de cela;∎ it's not a question of who's right la question n'est pas de savoir qui a raison;∎ it's a question of how much you want to spend tout dépend de la somme que vous voulez mettre;∎ it's only a question of money/time ce n'est qu'une question d'argent/de temps;∎ it's only a question of time before it happens ça arrivera tôt ou tard∎ there's no question about it, he was murdered il a été assassiné, cela ne fait aucun doute;∎ his honesty was never in question son honnêteté n'a jamais été mise en doute ou remise en question;∎ to bring or to call sth into question remettre qch en question;∎ she is without or beyond question the best elle est incontestablement la meilleure;∎ they know beyond question where their interests lie ils savent parfaitement (bien) où est leur intérêt;∎ whether they are happier now is open to question sont-ils plus heureux maintenant? on peut se le demander;∎ the wisdom of this decision is open to question le bien-fondé de la décision est discutable∎ there was some question of… il a été question de…;∎ there's no question of our making the same mistake again nous ne sommes pas près de refaire la même erreur;∎ there is no question of going back now il n'est pas question de revenir en arrière;∎ there's no question of his coming with us, it's out of the question that he should come with us il est hors de question qu'il vienne avec nous;∎ there was never any question of his coming with us il n'a jamais été question qu'il nous accompagne;∎ I'm sorry, you can't go, it's out of the question! je regrette, vous ne pouvez pas y aller, c'est hors de question!∎ to put sb to the question (torture) mettre qn à la question, appliquer la question à qn(a) (interrogate) interroger, poser des questions à; (of police) interroger; School interroger; Marketing (consumer) interroger;∎ to be questioned être interrogé; (suspect) subir un interrogatoire;∎ the people questioned in the survey les personnes interrogées dans le cadre du sondage;∎ she was questioned on her views on l'a interrogée sur ses opinions(b) (doubt → motives, honesty, wisdom) mettre en doute, mettre en question; (→ statement, claim) mettre en doute, contester;∎ nobody is questioning your motives personne ne met en doute ou en question vos motivations;∎ I questioned whether it was wise to continue je me suis demandé s'il était bien sage de continuer►► Grammar question form forme f interrogative;question mark (punctuation mark) point m d'interrogation; Marketing (product) point m d'interrogation, dilemme m;∎ figurative a question mark hangs over the future of this country il est impossible de prédire quel sort attend ce pays ou sera réservé à ce pays;∎ there is a question mark over her reasons for leaving on ignore les raisons qui l'ont poussée à partir;Linguistics question tag question tag m, = tournure interrogative en fin de phrase, équivalent du "n'est-ce pas" français
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