question

question

Ce que l'on dit ou écrit pour obtenir une réponse ou des renseignements.

En anglais simple : Something you say or write because you want an answer or information.

• Can I ask a question?
• She answered all my questions.
• His first question was about the price.

Comment l'utiliser : a question about something (I have a question about the homework.)

Synonymes : query, inquiry

Contraires : answer

Expressions courantes : ask a question, answer a question, simple question, question about something

question, problème, sujet

Un sujet, un problème ou un choix auquel il faut réfléchir ou dont il faut discuter.

En anglais simple : A subject, problem, or choice that people need to think about or discuss.

• The question of cost remains unresolved.
• This raises an important question about fairness.
• They debated several political questions.

Comment l'utiliser : the question of something (We discussed the question of school funding.)

Synonymes : issue, matter, problem, topic

Expressions courantes : question of something, difficult question, discuss a question, research question

interroger, questionner

Poser des questions à quelqu'un pour obtenir des renseignements, souvent plusieurs à la suite.

En anglais simple : To ask someone for information, often by asking several things.

• The officer questioned the driver.
• They questioned several witnesses about the accident.
• Why are you questioning me again?

Comment l'utiliser : question someone about something (Police questioned him about the missing car.)

Synonymes : ask, interrogate, interview

Expressions courantes : question a witness, question someone closely, question someone about something

mettre en doute, remettre en question

Douter qu'une chose soit vraie, juste ou raisonnable, ou exprimer ce doute.

En anglais simple : To feel or express doubt about whether something is true, right, or sensible.

• I question his decision.
• She questioned whether the figures were correct.
• Nobody had questioned the truth of his story.

Comment l'utiliser : question whether… (I question whether this plan will work.)

Synonymes : doubt, challenge

Contraires : accept, believe

Expressions courantes : question a decision, question the truth, question someone's judgment, question someone's motives