tag 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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See also tag out

I.tag out VB [Brit taɡ -, Am tæɡ -] Am (tag [sb] out) (in baseball)

tag question in the PONS Dictionary

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II.question [ˈkwestʃən] VB trans

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This is a peremptory tag question that criticizes what the answerer perceives as the asker's impatience.
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It may be either a question, or a statement of opinion with a tag question.
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Her focus has been on the way tag questions can be used to both build and contest intersubjectivity.
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However, there are others, called tag questions, which are less colloquial and can be used for any situation.
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All but the first are tag questions.
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An antagonistic tag question is tagged onto a statement that reveals information that the target would not have had.
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In addition to these topics she has been involved in a series of studies of the role of tag questions in interaction.
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Tag questions can be answered with a yes or no.
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