demand

demand
demand [{{t}}dɪ'mɑ:nd]
1 transitive verb
(a) (request firmly) exiger; (money) réclamer;
to demand an apology/explanation exiger des excuses/une explication;
I demand to see the manager appelez-moi le gérant;
they're demanding payment ils réclament le paiement;
the terrorists demanded to be flown to Tehran les terroristes exigeaient d'être emmenés en avion à Téhéran;
to demand that… exiger que… + subjunctive;
pressure groups are demanding that fuller information be released les groupes de pression exigent la publication de plus amples informations;
to demand one's rights revendiquer ses droits;
she demanded nothing of or from her children elle n'exigeait rien de ses enfants;
he demanded to know/to be told the truth il exigeait de connaître/qu'on lui dise la vérité
(b) (require, necessitate) exiger, réclamer;
he doesn't have the imagination demanded of a good writer il n'a pas l'imagination que l'on attend d'un bon écrivain
2 noun
(a) (obligation, requirement) exigence f;
the demands of motherhood les exigences de la maternité;
to make demands on sb exiger beaucoup de qn;
his work makes great demands on his time son travail lui prend beaucoup de temps;
he makes a lot of emotional demands il a une très grande demande affective;
there are many demands on her at work elle est très prise au travail
(b) (firm request) demande f, réclamation f;
demand for payment demande de paiement;
payable on demand payable sur demande;
wage demands revendications fpl salariales;
there have been many demands for the minister's resignation beaucoup de voix se sont élevées pour exiger la démission du ministre;
to give in to sb's demands céder aux exigences de qn;
you make too many demands on her tu exiges trop d'elle;
I have many demands on my time je suis très pris
(c) {{}}Commerce{{}} & {{}}Economics{{}} demande f;
to be in (great) demand être (très) demandé ou recherché;
American jeans were in great demand in Eastern Europe les jeans américains étaient très demandés ou recherchés dans les pays de l'Est;
due to public demand à la demande du public;
there is not much demand for books on the subject les livres sur ce sujet ne sont pas très demandés;
qualified maths teachers are in increasing demand les professeurs de mathématiques diplômés sont de plus en plus demandés
3 on demand adverb
sur demande;
she's in favour of abortion on demand elle est pour l'avortement libre
►► {{}}Commerce{{}} & {{}}Marketing{{}} demand analysis analyse f de la demande;
{{}}Finance{{}} demand bill bon m à vue;
demand curve courbe f (d'évolution) de la demande;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}Banking{{}} demand deposit dépôt m à vue;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}Banking{{}} demand deposit account compte m à vue;
demand driver dynamisant m de la demande;
demand feeding (of baby) allaitement m à la demande;
demand forecasting prévision f de la demande;
demand function fonction f de demande;
{{}}Commerce{{}} demand management contrôle m de la demande;
{{}}Finance{{}} demand note bon m à vue

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