"question" meaning in French

See question in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɛs.tjɔ̃/ Audio: fr-fr-question.ogg Forms: questions [plural], quæstion [alternative]
Rhymes: -jɔ̃ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French and Old French question (12th c.), borrowed from Latin quaestiō. At first a learned word, therefore retaining preconsonantal -s- (compare related quête). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French, {{inh+|fr|frm|-}} Inherited from Middle French, {{inh|fr|fro|question}} Old French question, {{bor|fr|la|quaestiō}} Latin quaestiō Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} question f (plural questions)
  1. (historical, chiefly with the definite article) question (interrogation by torture) Tags: feminine, historical
    Sense id: en-question-fr-noun-JkLQHaHw
  2. question (sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-question-fr-noun-9OEYVOhh Categories (other): Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 12 1 23 15 27 1 2 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 78 18
  3. issue, matter, topic, problem Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-question-fr-noun-Meo-Fbrt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "en question"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "foire aux questions"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hors de question"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "j’ai une question"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mettre en question"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "pas question"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "question fermée"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "question ouverte"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "question partielle"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "question piège"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "question rhétorique"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "question totale"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "remettre en question"
    }
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    },
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        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: réponse"
        },
        {
          "english": "I would like to ask you a question.",
          "text": "Je voudrais vous poser une question.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        ],
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          "problem",
          "problem"
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    "Rhymes:French/jɔ̃/2 syllables"
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    },
    {
      "word": "foire aux questions"
    },
    {
      "word": "hors de question"
    },
    {
      "word": "j’ai une question"
    },
    {
      "word": "mettre en question"
    },
    {
      "word": "pas question"
    },
    {
      "word": "question fermée"
    },
    {
      "word": "question ouverte"
    },
    {
      "word": "question partielle"
    },
    {
      "word": "question piège"
    },
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      "word": "question rhétorique"
    },
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      "word": "question totale"
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    {
      "form": "questions",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "quæstion",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "text": "Coordinate term: réponse"
        },
        {
          "english": "I would like to ask you a question.",
          "text": "Je voudrais vous poser une question.",
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "question (sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response)"
      ],
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        [
          "question",
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      ],
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          "issue",
          "issue"
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        [
          "matter",
          "matter"
        ],
        [
          "topic",
          "topic"
        ],
        [
          "problem",
          "problem"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kɛs.tjɔ̃/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-jɔ̃"
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