question in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.question [Brit ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n, Am ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n] N

1. question:

question (request for information)
question f (about sur)
question (in exam)
question f
to ask sb a question
poser une question à qn
answer the question about where you were last night
répondez à la question: où étiez-vous la nuit dernière?
in reply to a question from Mr John Molloy
en réponse à une question posée par M. John Molloy
to ask a question
poser une question
to put a question to sb
poser une question à qn
to reply to or to answer a question
répondre à une question
to reply to sb's question
répondre à la question de qn
to do sth without question
faire qc sans poser de question
what a question!
en voilà une question!
it's an open question as to whether he was innocent
la question reste posée de savoir s'il était innocent
a question from the floor (in parliament)
une question provenant de l'assemblée
to put down a question for sb Brit POL
poser une interpellation à qn

2. question:

question (practical issue)
problème m
question (ethical issue)
question f
the Hong Kong/Palestinian question
la question de Hong-Kong/palestinienne
the question of pollution/of military spending
le problème de la pollution/des dépenses militaires
it's a question of doing
il s'agit de faire
the question of animal rights
la question des droits des animaux
the question of how to protect the hostages
le problème de la protection des otages
the question of where to live/of what families want
le problème de savoir où habiter/de savoir ce que veulent les familles
the question of whether or as to whether they can do better
la question de savoir s'ils peuvent faire mieux
the question for him now is how to react
la question pour lui est de savoir comment réagir
the question arises as to who is going to pay the bill
la question se pose, à savoir qui va payer la note
the question raised is one of justice
il s'agit ici de justice
that's another question
c'est une autre affaire
the question is whether/when
il s'agit ici de savoir si/quand
there was never any question of you paying
il n'a jamais été question que tu paies
the money/person in question
l'argent/la personne en question
it's out of the question
il est hors de question
it's out of the question for him to leave
il est hors de question qu'il parte

II.question [Brit ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n, Am ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n] VB trans

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cross-question [Brit ˌkrɒsˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n, Am ˌkrɔsˈkwɛstʃən] VB trans

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question in the PONS Dictionary

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II.question [ˈkwestʃən] VB trans

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question Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I'm not qualified to answer this question
je ne suis pas compétent pour répondre à cette question
that question was a real puzzler
cette question était une sacrée colle
to be a question of time/money
être une question de temps/d'argent
to be out of the question
être hors de question
to think some more about a question
retravailler une question
to change the point of a question
déplacer une question
to miss the point of the question
répondre à côté de la question
to question a witness about an accident
interpeller un témoin sur un accident
there's no question of anyone leaving
hors de question que quiconque sorte
it's also out of the question
il n'en est pas question non plus
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The question marks indicate the uncertainty of the authors about the correctness of the move.
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The question is time, becoming as the bringing into play of the non-programmed, the im-probable, destiny as non-predestination.
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They said that there is no scientific foundation for the tenets of astrology and warned the public against accepting astrological advice without question.
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The character is depicted as wearing a domino mask either with a green suit and bowler hat, or a green unitard with question mark prints.
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A natural question is that if creditors are aware of the non-enforceability of contracts, why would they lend in the first place?
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The chargeable gain is treated as additional profits for the accounting period in question.
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For more serious or deliberate infractions, the goods in question may be seized or subject to forfeiture.
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It is also common to use a rhetorical question to bring an end to a debate or to finalize a decision.
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There were very specific and serious breaches of basic governance principles concerning identifiable transactions that went far beyond any question of poor credit assessment.
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When the parent bank collapsed, the question arose almost instantly about deposit insurance obligations and who would pay them.
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