QUESTION - Translation from French into English

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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question [kɛstjɔ̃] N f

1. question (interrogation):

question

question (sur about)

répondre à/poser une question

to answer/ask a question

répondre à la question de qn

to answer sb's question

poser une question à qn

to ask sb a question

c'est une très bonne question et je vous remercie de l'avoir posée

it's a very good question and I am very glad you asked

les questions posées à l'examen

the questions asked in the exam

cette ou quelle question!

what a question!

je ne me suis jamais posé la question

I've never really thought about it

je me posais justement la question

I was just wondering about that

je ne sais pas, pose-leur la question

I don't know, ask them

je me pose des questions sur

I'm wondering about

sans se poser de questions

unthinkingly

2. question:

question (sujet)

matter, question

question (ensemble de problèmes)

issue, question

c'est une question de temps/goût/bon sens

it's a matter ou question of time/taste /common sense

question d'habitude!

it's a matter of habit

c'est une question de vie ou de mort

it's a matter of life and death

il en fait une question de principe

he's making an issue of it

la question (du) nucléaire/de la drogue

the nuclear/drug issue ou question

la question n'est pas de savoir qui/comment/si

the question is not who/how/whether

en question (dont il s'agit)

in question

en question (qui pose problème)

at issue

(re)mettre en question (réexaminer)

to reappraise

(re)mettre en question (repenser)

to reassess

remise en question (réexamen)

reappraisal

remise en question (critique)

reassessment

se remettre en question

to take a new look at oneself

là n'est pas la question , la question n'est pas là

that's not the point

les questions à l'ordre du jour

the items on the agenda

il est bien question de ça! iron

of course! iron

il est question d'elle dans l'article

she's mentioned in the article

il est question qu'il prenne sa retraite

there's some talk of him retiring

un film où il est question de l'environnement

a film about the environment

ce dont il est question dans mon article

what my article is about

de quoi sera-t-il question dans votre livre?

what will your book be about?

il n'est pas question que tu partes (à un invité)

you can't possibly leave

il est hors de question d'accepter/que vous acceptiez

to accept/for you to accept is out of the question

c'est tout à fait hors de question!

that's absolutely out of the question!

pas question!

no way! inf

3. question (pour ce qui est de) inf:

question argent/santé, ça va

where money/health is concerned, things are OK

la maison est jolie, mais question quartier…

the house is pretty, but as for the area…

4. question HISTORY (torture):

question

question

soumettre qn à la question

to put sb to the question

question de confiance POL

vote of confidence

poser la question de confiance

to call for a vote of confidence

question écrite POL

written question (by French deputy to minister)

question fermée

yes/no question

question orale POL

oral question (written by French deputy to minister, who answers orally)

question orale avec/sans débat

oral question with/without subsequent debate (with other deputies)

question orientée

leading question

question ouverte

open-ended question

question piège

trick question

question préalable POL

preliminary question

question subsidiaire

tiebreaker

questions d'actualité dated POL

questions to ministers in parliament

questions au gouvernement POL

questions to ministers in parliament

Phrases:

faire les questions et les réponses

to do all the talking

question très discutée

vexed question

English

French

trick question

question f piège

catch question

question f piège

rhetorical question

question f rhétorique

yes-no question

question f fermée

side issue

question f annexe

direct question

question f au style direct

controvert

mettre en question

sixty-four thousand dollar question

question f à mille francs inf

in the PONS Dictionary

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question [kɛstjɔ̃] N f

1. question (demande) a. COMPUT:

question

question

la question est: ...

the question is, ...

poser une question à qn

to ask sb a question

sans poser de questions

without asking questions

(re)mettre qc en question

to call sth into question

questions courantes

frequently asked questions

2. question (problème):

c'est une question de temps

it's a question [or matter] of time

c'est (toute) la question

that's the big question

ce n'est pas la question

that's not the question [or issue]

3. question (domaine):

c'est une question d'habitude

it's a question of habit

4. question (ensemble de problèmes soulevés):

question

question

la question du chômage/pétrole

the unemployment/oil question [or issue]

la question du trou d'ozone

the issue of the ozone layer

Phrases:

il est question de qn/qc (il s'agit de)

it's a matter of sb/sth

il est question de qn/qc (on parle de)

people are talking about sb/sth

il n'est pas question de qc

there's no question of sth

hors de question

out of the question

pas question! inf

no way!

question qc, ... inf

as for sth, ...

question-piège <questions-pièges> [kɛstjɔ̃pjɛʒ] N f

question-piège

trick question

gênant(e) question, situation

embarrassing

une question/remarque incidente

a question/remark in passing

survoler question

to skim over

English

French

leading question

question f insinuante

point of order

question f relative à la procédure

question

question f

to ask sb a question

poser une question à qn

question

question f

to be a question of time/money

être une question de temps/d'argent

to be out of the question

être hors de question

there's no question of sb doing sth

il est hors de question que qn fasse qc (subj)

the time/place in question

le lieu en question

I'd question whether that's true

je me pose la question si c'est vrai

that question was a real puzzler

cette question était une sacrée colle

poser

question f difficile

in the PONS Dictionary

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English

question [kɛstjo͂] N f

1. question (demande) a. inform:

question

question

la question est: ...

the question is, ...

poser une question à qn

to ask sb a question

sans poser de questions

without asking questions

(re)mettre qc en question

to call sth into question

questions courantes

frequently asked questions

2. question (problème):

c'est une question de temps

it's a question [or matter] of time

c'est (toute) la question

that's the big question

ce n'est pas la question

that's not the question [or issue]

3. question (domaine):

c'est une question d'habitude

it's a question of habit

4. question (ensemble de problèmes soulevés):

question

question

la question du chômage/pétrole

the unemployment/oil question [or issue]

la question du trou d'ozone

the issue of the ozone layer

Phrases:

il est question de qn/qc (il s'agit de)

it's a matter of sb/sth

il est question de qn/qc (on parle de)

people are talking about sb/sth

il n'est pas question de qc

there's no question of sth

hors de question

out of the question

pas question! inf

no way!

question qc, ... inf

as for sth, ...

question-piège <questions-pièges> [kɛstjo͂pjɛʒ] N f

question-piège

trick question

gênant(e) question, situation

embarrassing

une question/remarque incidente

a question/remark in passing

survoler question

to skim over

irrésolu(e) problème, question

unresolved

English

French

leading question

question f insinuante

point of order

question f relative à la procédure

query

question f

it's a matter of guesswork

c'est une question de conjecture