demand

demand
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A n
1 (request) demande f ; there have been many demands for his resignation un grand nombre de personnes ont demandé sa démission ; on demand [divorce, abortion, access] à la demande ; Fin [payable, available] à vue ;
2 (pressure) exigence f ; the demands of les exigences de ; I have many demands on my time mon temps est très pris ; the purchase will make extra demands on our finances cet achat va entamer encore plus nos finances ;
3 Econ demande f (for de) ; supply and demand l'offre et la demande ;
4 (favour) to be in demand être très demandé ; he's in great demand as a singer c'est un chanteur très demandé.
B vtr
1 (request) demander [reform, release] ; (very forcefully) exiger [payment, attention, ransom] ; to demand an inquiry réclamer une enquête ; to demand one's money back exiger d'être remboursé ; to demand sth from sb exiger qch de qn ; I demand to know the truth je demande à savoir la vérité ; (stronger) j'exige de savoir la vérité ; to demand to see sb's licence demander à voir le permis de qn ; she demanded to be let in elle a exigé qu'on la laisse entrer ; to demand that sb do exiger que qn fasse ; we demand that we be included nous demandons à être inclus ;
2 (require) [work, situation, employer] demander [patience, skill, time] (of sb de qn) ; (more imperatively) exiger [punctuality, qualities] ; to demand of sb that exiger de qn que (+ subj).

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