"demander à voir" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /də.mɑ̃.de a vwaʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-demander à voir.wav
Etymology: Literally, “to ask to see”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to ask to see}} “to ask to see”, {{lit|to ask to see}} Literally, “to ask to see” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} demander à voir
  1. to refuse to believe something before seeing it, to doubt something, to be sceptical Related terms: rester à voir
    Sense id: en-demander_à_voir-fr-verb-xY8AzXK4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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              17
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        ],
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