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1 question-begging
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2 begging the question
Pol., Jur. pétition de principeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > begging the question
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3 petitio principii
[begging the question]Jur., Lat. pétition de principeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > petitio principii
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4 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 -
5 beg
beg [beg]a. [+ money, alms, food] mendierb. [+ favour] solliciterc. ( = entreat) supplierd. to beg the question ( = raise the question) poser la questiona. mendierb. ( = entreat) supplier• to beg for mercy/help demander grâce/de l'aide* * *[beg] 1.2.‘stop, I beg (of) you!’ — ‘arrêtez, je vous en supplie!’
to beg for — mendier [money, food]
Phrasal Verbs:- beg off•• -
6 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.
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question-begging — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : that involves the fallacy of petitio principii : that involves an assumption of something whose truth may be questioned question begging arguments question begging epithets compare beg vt 3b II. noun ( s) … Useful english dictionary
question, begging the — See begging the question … Philosophy dictionary
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