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ask

1. transitive verb
   1. demander;
      to ~ a question poser une question;
      to ~ sb sth demander qch à qn;
      to ~ sb to do demander à qn de faire;
   2. (invite) inviter (person) (to à);
      to ~ sb to dinner inviter qn à dîner.

2. intransitive verb
   1. (request) demander;
   2. (make enquiries) se renseigner;
      to ~ about sb s'informer au sujet de qn.

3. reflexive verb to ~ oneself se demander.

ask after

demander des nouvelles de (person).

ask for:

~ for [sth] demander (drink, money, help);

~ for [sb] demander à voir;
(on phone) demander à parler à.

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'ask' found in these entries:

English:

about - after - around - direction - get - go - in - need - only - ought - over - question - round - way - where - why - will - wonder

French:

aller - aumône - auprès - carrément - communication - compte - délai - demander - droite - envoi - explicitement - interroger - main - on - plutôt - poser - prier - question - rab - rattachement - réclamer - renseignement - reposer - retenir - sonner - sortir

ask: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
ask	vtr	(inquire of)	demander vtr ⇒
She asked me if I wanted dinner.
Elle m'a demandé si je désirais dîner.
ask, ask about	vtr	(request information about)	poser des questions vi
			demander des renseignements vpr
He asked his father about jobs in the factory.
Il a posé des questions à son père sur les possibilités de travail à l'usine.
Il a demandé des renseignements à son père sur d'éventuels postes dans l'usine.
ask	vtr	(seek to get with words)	demander vtr ⇒
			chercher à obtenir vtr ⇒
They asked their uncle for a loan.
Ils ont demandé un prêt à leur oncle.
Ils ont cherché à obtenir un prêt auprès de leur oncle.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
ask a question		v	poser une question
ask about		v	enquérir, s' ⇒
ask about		v	se renseigner au sujet de
ask after		v	prendre des nouvelles de
ask again		v	redemander ⇒ (demander de nouveau)
ask back		v	redemander ⇒ (demander de rendre)
ask for		v	réclamer ⇒
ask for		v	demander ⇒ (demander)
ask for (call for, beg)		v	réclamer ⇒
ask for it			courir après
ask for more		v	redemander ⇒ (demander davantage)
ask for pity			implorer la pitié
ask forgiveness			demander pardon
ask questions		v	poser des questions
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