ask in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ask in the English»French Dictionary

I.ask [Brit ɑːsk, Am æsk] VB trans

1. ask (enquire as to):

ask name, reason

demander

to ask a question

poser une question

to ask sb sth

demander qc à qn

I asked him the time

je lui ai demandé l'heure

I asked you a question!

je t'ai posé une question!

there's something I'd like to ask you

il y a quelque chose que j'aimerais te demander

80% of those asked said no

80% des personnes interrogées ont répondu non

‘how?’ she asked

‘comment?’ a-t-elle demandé

to ask if or whether/why/who

demander si/pourquoi/qui

I asked her why

je lui ai demandé pourquoi

I'm asking you how you did it

je veux savoir comment tu l'as fait

I wasn't asking you

je ne t'ai rien demandé

don't ask me! (who knows?)

va savoir!

don't ask me! (how should I know?)

qu'est-ce que j'en sais?

2. ask (request):

ask permission, tolerance

demander

to ask sb's opinion about

demander à qn son avis sur

it's too much to ask

c'est trop demander

to ask to do

demander à faire

to ask sb to do

demander à qn de faire

to ask sth of or from sb

demander qc à qn

all I ask from you is loyalty

tout ce que je te demande c'est d'être loyal

to ask a price for sth

demander un prix pour qc

what price is she asking for it?

combien elle le vend?

the money is there for the asking

il y a de l'argent pour qui le demande

I ask you! Brit

je te demande un peu!

3. ask (invite):

ask person

inviter

to ask sb to concert, party

inviter qn à

to ask sb to dinner

inviter qn à dîner

to ask sb out

inviter qn à sortir

to ask sb in

inviter qn à entrer

we asked him along

nous l'avons invité à se joindre à nous

he asked her to marry him

il lui a demandé de l'épouser

I wasn't asked

on ne m'a pas invité

II.ask [Brit ɑːsk, Am æsk] VB intr

1. ask (request):

ask

demander

you could have asked

tu aurais pu demander

you only have to ask

tu n'as qu'à demander

2. ask (make enquiries):

ask

se renseigner (about sth sur qc)

to ask about sb

s'informer au sujet de qn

I'll ask around

je demanderai autour de moi

III.ask [Brit ɑːsk, Am æsk] VB refl

to ask oneself reason

se demander

to ask oneself a question

se poser une question

to ask oneself why/who

se demander pourquoi/qui

I.ask for VB [Brit ɑːsk -, Am æsk -] (ask for [sth])

ask for drink, money, help, restraint:

ask for

demander

he was asking for it inf, he asked for it inf!

il l'a bien cherché!

II.ask for VB [Brit ɑːsk -, Am æsk -] (ask for [sb])

ask for (on telephone)

demander à parler à

ask for (from sick bed)

demander à voir

the police were here asking for you

la police est venue ici et a demandé à te parler

to ask sb for sth

demander qc à qn

I asked him for the time

je lui ai demandé l'heure

I.ask after VB [Brit ɑːsk -, Am æsk -] (ask after [sb])

ask after person:

ask after

demander des nouvelles de

she asked after you

elle a demandé de tes nouvelles

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beseechingly ask, write

d'un ton implorant

entreatingly beg, ask

d'une voix suppliante or implorante

crassly say, ask

de façon grossière

cheekily ask, say

effrontément

Translations for ask in the French»English Dictionary

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demander à brûle-pourpoint

to ask point-blank

redemander qc à qn

to ask sb for sth again

redemander qc à qn

to ask sb for sth back

redemander des fruits à qn

to ask sb for more fruit

demander son rattachement à

to ask to be posted to

ask in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ask in the English»French Dictionary

I.ask [ɑ:sk, Am æsk] VB trans

1. ask (request):

ask

demander

ask your sister

demande à ta sœur

to ask sb a question about sth

poser à qn une question sur qc

to ask for advice

demander conseil

to ask sb a riddle

poser une devinette à qn

to ask sb to +infin

demander à qn de +infin

2. ask (expect):

to ask too much of sb

en demander trop à qn

it's asking a lot

c'est demander beaucoup

I'm asking £50 for it

j'en demande £50

3. ask (invite):

ask

inviter

to ask sb out/home

inviter qn à sortir/chez soi

Phrases:

don't ask me

qu'est-ce que j'en sais?

you may well ask

vous pouvez bien poser la question

if you ask me

si tu veux/vous voulez mon avis

II.ask [ɑ:sk, Am æsk] VB intr

1. ask (request information):

ask

se renseigner

to ask about sth

se renseigner sur qc

2. ask (make a request):

ask

demander

to ask to +infin

demander à +infin

Phrases:

I ask you!

je vous/t'en prie!

ask for VB trans

ask for food, object:

ask for

demander

she's asking for you person

elle vous demande

2. ask for inf:

to be asking for it

chercher qc

you're asking for trouble

tu cherches les histoires

ask after VB trans

to ask after sb

demander des nouvelles de qn

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to ask sb in a roundabout way

demander a qn de manière détournée

Translations for ask in the French»English Dictionary

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faire patienter qn

to ask sb to wait

faire patienter qn (au téléphone)

to ask sb to hold

redemander un livre (le même)

to ask for a book again

redemander un livre (le sien)

to ask for a book back

redemander un livre (un autre)

to ask for another book

redemander de la sauce

to ask for more sauce

redemander une bouteille de vin

to ask for another bottle of wine

si tu veux encore du poulet, tu n'as qu'à en redemander

If you want more chicken, all you have to do is ask

en redemander iron hum

to ask for more

réclamer argent

to ask for

je réclame la parole!

I ask to speak!

réclamer une augmentation à qn

to ask sb for a raise

demander conseil

to ask advice

demander un renseignement à qn

to ask sb for information

demander un employé/poste

to ask for an employee/sb's extension

demander à qn

to ask sb

demander le chemin/l'heure à qn

to ask sb the way/the time

en demander beaucoup/trop à qn

to ask a lot/too much of sb

demander un prix pour qc

to ask a price for sth

demander à qn si

to ask sb if

demander après qn inf

to ask about sb

il n'y a qu'à demander

you only have to ask

solliciter une autorisation de qn

to ask sb for authorization

demander la charité

to ask for charity

ask Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to ask sb in a roundabout way

demander a qn de manière détournée

to ask for sb's hand in marriage form

demander la main de qn

to ask whether or not sb is coming

demander si oui ou non qn vient

I can only ask my parents

je ne peux guère demander qu'à mes parents

to ask for a book again

redemander un livre (le même)

to ask for a book back

redemander un livre (le sien)

to ask for another bottle of wine

redemander une bouteille de vin

to ask for an employee/sb's extension

demander un employé/poste

to ask sb the way/the time

demander le chemin/l'heure à qn

to ask a lot/too much of sb

en demander beaucoup/trop à qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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When you find yourself pussyfooting around and not getting what you need, ask yourself whether you're feeling intimidated or timid, and why.

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Does the Court of Auditors ask whether new motorways are profitable?

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Should ask users who experience failure of their phones what their battery charger interface looks like.

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This tactic would also help avoid one of the pitfalls of overt observation, in which observers ask for consent before observation has started.

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In other words, not just to be a kind of passive blotting paper for ethics but also to ask questions about it.

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Initially, farmers were to certify with a thumbprint or signature that they understood the grain was poison, but according to some sources, distributors did not ask for such an indication.

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Ask the new owner of your old house if you can keep renting it after settlement date until you find a new house.5.

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Ask what positions they hold in the company, and they look at each other blankly.

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After the event, he also did not ask a car jockey to drive him home.

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I started panicking that someone was going to ask me to share out the shortbread for sustenance.

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