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If you translate “to demand” by “demander” in French… well, listen to this episode!
Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode
Obligatoire, imposé(e) = mandatory
Un mandat = a postal order, money order / a mandate, authorization
Le président est élu pour un mandat de 5 ans. = The president is elected for a 5year period.
Exiger (v.tr.dir) = to demand (something) ; to require
Le directeur exige le silence = The headmaster demands silence.
Le directeur exige que ses employés soient au travail a l’heure = The boss demands that his employees be at work on time.
Etre exigeant(e) = to be demanding
Marcher sur un fil exige/requiert un bon sens de l’équilibre = Tightroping demands a good sense of balance.
Requérir = to require, to demand
- Indicative present : je requiers , nous requérons, ils requièrent
- Past participle = requis
Requis(e) = required
Désolée, vous n’avez pas toutes les conditions requises pour devenir pilote = Sorry, you are not meeting all the requirements to become a pilot.
Demander = to ask, to request something
Demander à (quelqu’un) de (faire quelque chose) = to ask (sb) to (do something)
La maman demande à son fils de ranger sa chambre = The mum asks her son to tidy up his room.
Une requête, une demande, une sollicitation = a request (listen to French Your Way Podcast episode 1)
Poser une question = to ask a question
Je peux vous poser une question ? = Can I ask you a question ?
Je peux vous demander quelque chose ? = Can I ask you something?
Je peux vous demander un service ? = May I ask you for a favour?
Tu poses beaucoup de questions! = You ask a lot of questions !
Demander quelqu’un en mariage = to propose to someone
Mon mari m’a demandée en mariage à Uluru = My husband proposed at Uluru.
Demander à droite et à gauche = to ask around
à la demande = on demand
à la demande générale = by popular demand
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