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1 demand
demand [dɪ'mɑ:nd]∎ to demand an apology/explanation exiger des excuses/une explication;∎ I demand to see the manager appelez-moi le gérant;∎ they're demanding payment ils réclament le paiement;∎ the terrorists demanded to be flown to Tehran les terroristes exigeaient d'être emmenés en avion à Téhéran;∎ to demand that… exiger que… + subjunctive;∎ pressure groups are demanding that fuller information be released les groupes de pression exigent la publication de plus amples informations;∎ to demand one's rights revendiquer ses droits;∎ she demanded nothing of or from her children elle n'exigeait rien de ses enfants;∎ he demanded to know/to be told the truth il exigeait de connaître/qu'on lui dise la vérité(b) (require, necessitate) exiger, réclamer;∎ he doesn't have the imagination demanded of a good writer il n'a pas l'imagination que l'on attend d'un bon écrivain2 noun(a) (obligation, requirement) exigence f;∎ the demands of motherhood les exigences de la maternité;∎ to make demands on sb exiger beaucoup de qn;∎ his work makes great demands on his time son travail lui prend beaucoup de temps;∎ he makes a lot of emotional demands il a une très grande demande affective;∎ there are many demands on her at work elle est très prise au travail(b) (firm request) demande f, réclamation f;∎ demand for payment demande de paiement;∎ payable on demand payable sur demande;∎ wage demands revendications fpl salariales;∎ there have been many demands for the minister's resignation beaucoup de voix se sont élevées pour exiger la démission du ministre;∎ to give in to sb's demands céder aux exigences de qn;∎ you make too many demands on her tu exiges trop d'elle;∎ I have many demands on my time je suis très pris∎ to be in (great) demand être (très) demandé ou recherché;∎ American jeans were in great demand in Eastern Europe les jeans américains étaient très demandés ou recherchés dans les pays de l'Est;∎ due to public demand à la demande du public;∎ there is not much demand for books on the subject les livres sur ce sujet ne sont pas très demandés;∎ qualified maths teachers are in increasing demand les professeurs de mathématiques diplômés sont de plus en plus demandéssur demande;∎ she's in favour of abortion on demand elle est pour l'avortement libreFinance demand bill bon m à vue;demand curve courbe f (d'évolution) de la demande;demand driver dynamisant m de la demande;demand feeding (of baby) allaitement m à la demande;demand forecasting prévision f de la demande;demand function fonction f de demande;Commerce demand management contrôle m de la demande;Finance demand note bon m à vue -
2 for
[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) pour2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) pour3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) pendant; sur4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) pour5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) pour6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) pour7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) pour8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) pour9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) pour10) (because of: for this reason.) pour11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) pour12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) pour13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) pour14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) pour15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) malgré2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) car -
3 demand
demand, US [transcription][dI"m_nd"]A n1 ( request) demande f ; there have been many demands for his resignation un grand nombre de personnes ont demandé sa démission ; on demand [divorce, abortion, access] à la demande ; Fin [payable, available] à vue ;2 ( pressure) exigence f ; the demands of les exigences de ; I have many demands on my time mon temps est très pris ; the purchase will make extra demands on our finances cet achat va entamer encore plus nos finances ;4 ( favour) to be in demand être très demandé ; he's in great demand as a singer c'est un chanteur très demandé.B vtr1 ( request) demander [reform, release] ; ( very forcefully) exiger [payment, attention, ransom] ; to demand an inquiry réclamer une enquête ; to demand one's money back exiger d'être remboursé ; to demand sth from sb exiger qch de qn ; I demand to know the truth je demande à savoir la vérité ; ( stronger) j'exige de savoir la vérité ; to demand to see sb's licence demander à voir le permis de qn ; she demanded to be let in elle a exigé qu'on la laisse entrer ; to demand that sb do exiger que qn fasse ; we demand that we be included nous demandons à être inclus ;2 ( require) [work, situation, employer] demander [patience, skill, time] (of sb de qn) ; ( more imperatively) exiger [punctuality, qualities] ; to demand of sb that exiger de qn que (+ subj).
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