demand in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for demand in the English»French Dictionary

I.demand [Brit dɪˈmɑːnd, Am dəˈmænd] N

1. demand (request):

demand

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

on demand FIN payable, available

à vue

2. demand (pressure):

demand

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

3. demand ECON:

demand

demande f (for de)

supply and demand

l'offre et la demande

4. demand (favour):

to be in demand

être très demandé

he's in great demand as a singer

c'est un chanteur très demandé

II.demand [Brit dɪˈmɑːnd, Am dəˈmænd] VB trans

1. demand:

demand (request) reform, release

demander

demand (very forcefully) payment, attention, ransom

exiger

to demand an inquiry

réclamer une enquête

to demand one's money back

exiger d'être remboursé

to demand sth from sb

exiger qc de qn

I demand to know the truth

je demande à savoir la vérité

I demand to know the truth (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. demand work, situation, employer:

demand (require) patience, skill, time

demander (of sb de qn)

demand (more imperatively) punctuality, qualities

exiger

to demand of sb that …

exiger de qn que …

demand feeding N

demand feeding

allaitement m à la demande

demand deposit N

demand deposit

dépôt m à vue

demand note N

1. demand note Brit:

demand note

demande f de paiement

2. demand note Am:

demand note

effet m à vue

consumer demand N

consumer demand

demande f des consommateurs

final demand N COMM

final demand

dernier rappel m

peak demand N

peak demand (gen)

demande f record

peak demand ELEC

période f de consommation de pointe

tax demand N

tax demand

avis m d'imposition

print-on-demand [Brit ˌprɪntɒndɪˈmɑːnd] N

print-on-demand

impression f à la demande

movies-on-demand, MOD N npl

movies-on-demand

films mpl à la demande

demand in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for demand in the English»French Dictionary

I.demand [dɪˈmɑ:nd, Am dɪˈmænd] VB trans

1. demand (request, require):

demand

demander

2. demand (request forcefully):

demand

exiger

demand payment

réclamer

3. demand (require):

demand

exiger

demand time, skills

demander

II.demand [dɪˈmɑ:nd, Am dɪˈmænd] N

1. demand (request):

demand

demande f

2. demand (pressured request):

demand

exigence f

her job makes a demand on her time

son travail est très prenant

3. demand ECON (desire for sth):

demand

demande f

to be in demand

être demandé

to do sth on demand

faire qc à la demande

to make a demand that ...

exiger que +subj

to meet a demand for sth

satisfaire le besoin de qc

4. demand Brit (request for payment):

demand

réclamation f

to receive a demand for payment

recevoir un avis de paiement

demand note N

demand note

demande f de paiement

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

immoderate demand

excessif(-ive)

reinforce argument, demand

appuyer

to demand money with menaces

extorquer de l'argent sous la menace

Translations for demand in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

exiger

to demand

exiger que +subj

to demand that

exiger travail, circonstances

to demand

être demandé

to be in demand

être exigeant à l'égard de qn

to demand a lot of sb

sommation (de satisfaire à une obligation)

demand

recevoir sommation de payer qc

to receive a demand for sth

recherché(e) acteur, produit

in great demand

demand Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

her job makes a demand on her time

son travail est très prenant

to make a demand that ...

exiger que +subj

to meet a demand for sth

satisfaire le besoin de qc

to receive a demand for payment

recevoir un avis de paiement

to demand one's pound of flesh from sb

exiger réparation sans faire de concession

to demand an apology from sb

exiger des excuses de la part de qn

a lull in consumer demand

une période de creux dans la demande des consommateurs

to accede to a demand

accéder à une demande

the difference between supply and demand

l'inégalité entre l'offre et la demande

to receive a demand for sth

recevoir sommation de payer qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The demand buses have a 9-seat capacity, and have a wheelchair lift in the rear.

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Flakes were used well into the twentieth century, but the demand for dried fish lessened as cold storage and freezer units came into use.

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You don't get the normal cost-push or demand-pull inflation in a de-leveraging cycle.

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The labour cost depends upon what is happening to the demand and supply of labour in the economy.

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For any monopoly, the price markup should be inverse to the price elasticity of demand: the more elastic demand for the product, the smaller the price markup.

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Additionally, most economists agree that this tax shelter increases individual demand for health insurance, leading some to claim that it is largely responsible for the rise in health care spending.

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This lack of demand for landline voice service has resulted in the expansion of naked DSL availability.

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There had been a demand to make it operational for commercial purposes in the 1990s and again in the 2000s.

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A "draft" is a bill of exchange which is not payable on demand of the payee.

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The two most important technology pathways to the energy future in a carbon-constrained world are efficiency, demand reduction, and very low-carbon electricity.

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