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1 solicit
solicit [səˈlɪsɪt]solliciter (sb for sth, sth from sb qch de qn)[prostitute] racoler━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ The French word solliciter has a double l.* * *[sə'lɪsɪt] 1.transitive verb1) ( request) gen solliciter; rechercher [business, orders]2) [prostitute] racoler2.1) [prostitute] racoler2) ( request)to solicit for — gen solliciter; rechercher [orders]
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4 solicit
[sə'lisit](to ask (for): People working for charities are permitted to solicit (money from) the public.) solliciter (qqch. de qqn) -
5 solicit, to
(gen)solliciter;(safe streets)faire de la sollicitation -
6 to solicit
1) solliciter; demander; briguer; postuler2) Prost. racolerEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to solicit
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7 beg
1 ( solicit) demander [food, money] (from à) ;2 ( request) demander [favour, permission] (from, of à) ; to beg sb for sth demander qch à qn ; I begged his forgiveness je lui ai demandé de me pardonner ; to beg to be chosen demander à être choisi ; to beg leave to do demander la permission de faire ; I beg your pardon je vous demande pardon ; I beg to differ je ne suis pas du même avis ;3 ( entreat) supplier [person] (to do de faire) ; ‘stop, I beg (of) you!’ ‘arrêtez, je vous en supplie!’ ;4 ( leave unresolved) éluder [problem, question].3 ( entreat) implorer ; to beg for sth implorer qch ; to beg to be spared/to be forgiven implorer la clémence/le pardon.to beg the question laisser de côté le problème de fond ; these apples are going begging personne ne veut de ces pommes.■ beg off s'excuser de ne pas pouvoir venir. -
8 beg
(a) (solicit as charity) mendier;∎ to beg food mendier de la nourriture;∎ she begged money from the passers-by elle mendiait auprès des passants;∎ to beg, borrow or steal se procurer par tous les moyens∎ I begged the doctor not to say anything j'ai supplié le médecin de ne rien dire;∎ she begged to be sent back to school elle supplia qu'on la renvoie à l'école;∎ she begged a favour of her sister elle a demandé à sa sœur de lui rendre un service;∎ to beg sb's forgiveness or pardon demander pardon à qn;∎ I beg your pardon (I apologize) je vous demande pardon; (I didn't hear you) pardon?; (indignantly) pardon!∎ I beg to differ permettez-moi de ne pas être de votre avis;∎ I beg to inform you that… je tiens à ou j'ai l'honneur de vous informer que…;∎ to beg leave to do sth demander la permission de faire qch∎ to beg the question (evade the issue) éluder la question; (assume something proved) considérer que la question est résolue;∎ that begs the question of whether... cela pose la question de savoir si..., c'est toute la question de savoir si...;∎ wanting to climb Mount Everest rather begs the question 'why?' on serait enclin à se demander pourquoi quelqu'un aurait envie d'escalader le Mont Everest(a) (solicit charity) mendier;∎ to beg for food mendier de la nourriture;∎ children begging (for money) in the street des enfants qui mendient dans la rue;∎ they live by begging ils vivent de charité ou d'aumône(b) (ask, plead) supplier;∎ to beg for forgiveness/mercy demander pardon/grâce∎ I'll have that last sandwich if it's going begging je prendrai bien ce dernier sandwich si personne d'autre ne le veut;∎ there's a piece of cake going begging il reste un morceau de gâteau;∎ these jobs are going begging ce sont des emplois qui trouvent peu d'amateursBritish se soustraire;∎ our best player begged off pleading illness notre meilleur joueur s'est fait excuser pour cause de maladie -
9 hustle
1. verb1) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) bousculer2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) bousculer3) ((American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally: to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us.)4) ((American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means: hustling on the streets; hustle drugs.)5) ((American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients.)2. noun(quick and busy activity.) grande activité- hustler -
10 tout
A n3 Turf vendeur m de tuyaux.B vtr1 [street merchant] vendre (en faisant du boniment) ;3 ( publicize loudly) vanter les mérites de [product, invention] ; claironner [good results] ; much touted tant vanté.C vi ( solicit) racoler ○ pej ; to tout for business racoler ○ la clientèle ; to tout for votes racoler ○ des électeurs. -
11 invite
(a) (ask to come) inviter;∎ to invite sb for lunch inviter qn à déjeuner;∎ the Thomsons have invited us over les Thomson nous ont invités chez eux;∎ I invited him up for a coffee je l'ai invité à monter prendre un café;∎ the discussion took place in front of a specially invited audience la discussion s'est déroulée devant un public spécialement invité ou invité pour l'occasion(b) (ask to do something) demander, solliciter;∎ they invited her to become president ils lui ont demandé de devenir présidente;∎ I've been invited for interview j'ai été convoqué à un entretien∎ to invite bids or tenders faire un appel d'offres;∎ he invited comment on his book il a demandé aux gens leur avis sur son livre;∎ applications are invited for the position toute personne intéressée est invitée à déposer un dossier de candidature;∎ we invite suggestions from readers toute suggestion de la part de nos lecteurs est la bienvenue(d) (trouble, defeat, disaster) aller au-devant de; (criticism) s'exposer à; (doubt, sympathy) appeler, attirer;∎ you're just inviting failure tu vas au-devant d'un échec;∎ his garbled answers simply invited disbelief ses réponses embrouillées ne faisaient que susciter la méfiance2 noun['ɪnvaɪt] familiar invitation□ finviter (à sortir);∎ she's invited me out tonight elle m'a invité à sortir (avec elle) ce soir;∎ he's always getting invited out il est toujours invité quelque part -
12 sue
sue [su:]poursuivre en justice, intenter un procès à;∎ to sue sb for or over sth poursuivre qn en justice pour qch;∎ he sued the factory for damages il a poursuivi l'usine pour obtenir des dommages et intérêts;∎ to be sued for damages/libel être poursuivi en dommages-intérêts/en diffamation;∎ she's suing him for divorce elle a entamé une procédure de divorce∎ she threatened to sue for libel elle a menacé d'intenter un procès en diffamation;∎ he's suing for divorce il a entamé une procédure de divorce∎ to sue for solliciter;∎ Politics to sue for peace demander la paix
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solicit — so‧li‧cit [səˈlɪst] verb [transitive] 1. formal to ask someone for information or help: • She called meetings to solicit the views of her staff. 2. disapproving to ask someone for money: solicit something from somebody … Financial and business terms
Solicit — So*lic it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Solicited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Soliciting}.] [F. sollicier, L. sollicitare, solicitare, atum, fr. sollicitus wholly (i. e., violently) moved; sollus whole + citus, p. p. of ciere to move, excite. See {Solemn}, {Cite} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
solicit — so·lic·it /sə li sət/ vt 1: to make petition to solicit the court 2: to ask, induce, advise, or command (a person) to do something and esp. to commit a crime compare coerce, importune … Law dictionary
solicit — [sə lis′it] vt. [ME soliciten < MFr solliciter < L sollicitare < sollicitus: see SOLICITOUS] 1. to ask or seek earnestly or pleadingly; appeal to or for [to solicit aid, to solicit members for donations] 2. to tempt or entice (someone)… … English World dictionary
solicit — (v.) early 15c., to disturb, trouble, from M.Fr. soliciter, from L. solicitare to disturb, rouse, from sollicitus agitated, from sollus whole, entire + citus aroused, pp. of ciere shake, excite, set in motion (see CITE (Cf. cite)). Related … Etymology dictionary
solicit — 1 *ask, request Analogous words: *resort, refer, apply, go, turn: *beg, entreat, beseech, implore, supplicate 2 *invite, bid, court, woo Analogous words: importune, adjure (see BEG): * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
solicit — [v] plead for; try to sell accost, apply, approach, ask, beg, beseech, bespeak, bum, cadge, call, canvass, challenge, claim, come on to*, crave, demand, desire, drum*, drum up*, entreat, exact, go, hawk, hit on*, hit up*, hustle, implore,… … New thesaurus
solicit — ► VERB (solicited, soliciting) 1) ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone. 2) ask for something from. 3) accost someone and offer one s or someone else s services as a prostitute. DERIVATIVES solicitation noun. ORI … English terms dictionary
solicit — [[t]səlɪ̱sɪt[/t]] solicits, soliciting, solicited 1) VERB If you solicit money, help, support, or an opinion from someone, you ask them for it. [FORMAL] [V n] He s already solicited their support on health care reform... [V n from n] No tuition… … English dictionary
solicit — UK [səˈlɪsɪt] / US verb Word forms solicit : present tense I/you/we/they solicit he/she/it solicits present participle soliciting past tense solicited past participle solicited 1) [transitive] formal to ask someone for something such as money or… … English dictionary
solicit — so•lic•it [[t]səˈlɪs ɪt[/t]] v. t. 1) to try to obtain by earnest plea or application: to solicit aid[/ex] 2) to entreat; petition: to solicit the committee for funds[/ex] 3) to seek to influence or incite to action, esp. unlawful or wrong action … From formal English to slang
