Vocabulary
question
question (interrogation by torture); question (sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response); issue, matter, topic, problem
Noun
pas
The most common adverb of negation in French, typically translating into English as not, don't, doesn't, etc.; used as an intensifier in underlying rhetorical questions, mostly with voilà
Adverb
vouloir
to want, wish, desire; to expect; to think; forms rhetorical questions, perhaps better translated to English by rephrasing with would or should; to see oneself as; to give the impression of, to seem; to please do something
Verb
là
referring to physical place; there; here; present (used with être); referring to an abstract destination or goal; there; used to emphasize a statement or question
Adverb
agir
to act, to do (something); to work, to have an effect; (followed by sur) to act (on); to act, behave; prosecute, sue; to be, be all about, be a question of
Verb
sujet
subject (in a monarchy); subject; subject (topic, theme); cause, reason; exam paper (on which the questions or tasks of an examination are written)
Noun
poser
to stop carrying, to put down (something or somebody); to ask or pose (a question); to land (a plane); to lay, place; to install, fit; to relax, settle
Verb
matière
material (substance of which something is made); matter (material things, things in general); matter; matter (that which is thought); content, matter (the thing in question); subject (at school)
Noun
sort
fate, destiny (consequences or effects predetermined by past events or a divine will); lot (something used in determining a question by chance); spell (magical incantation). 1688, Guy Miège, The Great French Dictionary. "On a jetté un sort sur son bétail, a spell is made upon his cattle, or his cattle is bewitched."
Noun
hé
Used to call someone; hey; Used to express surprise; eh; Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener confirm or agree with what has been said.
Interjection
fouiller
to search (place, thing); to search, frisk (person); to go into, investigate (question, issue); to rummage, delve (dans in); to go through one's pockets; to dig
Verb
interpeller
to call out to; to question, to interrogate; to address (of police etc.); to apprehend, to arrest; to raise questions for; to interpellate (question formally concerning official or governmental policy)
Verb
douteux
doubtful, uncertain, questionable (issue, outcome, date etc.); dubious, questionable (morals, qualities etc.); rather unclean (piece of clothing)
Adjective
interrogation
questioning, interrogation; interrogative, question; query; examen, often unexpected
Noun
questionner
to question, interrogate; to call into question; to question, ask (someone); to inquire, ask (about)
Verb
colle
glue; oral examination at a prépa or during the PASS; conundrum, stumper (difficult question); detention
Noun
vicieux
lecherous, perverted, depraved; sly, deceitful; tricky (question); vicious (horse); wrong (word, pronunciation, etc.)
Adjective
interpellation
hailing, calling out; questioning; heckling; interpellation, questioning; (an instance of) questioning
Noun
sonder
to probe (test with a probe); to probe (test the depth of something); to sound (use sound waves to establish the depth); to probe (look carefully around); to probe (ask someone many questions, in order to find something out); to survey and take measurements using a weather balloon; to survey (carry out a survey or poll); to dive down
Verb
escamoter
to conjure away, to make disappear; to snatch, to nick; to evade, dodge; to skip (a word, question, etc.); to retract (landing gear)
Verb
mistigri
cat, malkin; A card game in which the person holding a certain card at the end loses. Or, the card in question.; A difficult problem which one must solve by oneself
Noun
casuistique
casuistry (process of answering practical questions via interpretation of rules, or of cases that illustrate such rules, especially in ethics; case-based reasoning)
Noun