demande

Definitions of demande
  1. noun
    the act of making a proposal
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    type of:
    expression, formulation
    the use of language to perform some act
  2. noun
    a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school
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    type of:
    pétition, requête
    a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
  3. noun
    an offer of marriage
    synonyms: demande en mariage
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    type of:
    offre
    something offered (as a proposal or bid)
  4. noun
    a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
    synonyms: amours
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    type of:
    requête, supplication
    earnest or urgent request
  5. noun
    an informal reference to a marriage proposal
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    type of:
    demande en mariage
    an offer of marriage
  6. noun
    an urgent or peremptory request
    synonyms: réclamation
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    ultimatum
    a final peremptory demand
    insistance, pression
    continual and persistent demands
    exigence
    a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
    revendication
    the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use
    appel
    a demand for a show of hands in a card game
    marge bénificiaire
    a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement
    type of:
    pétition, requête
    a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
  7. noun
    the ability and desire to purchase goods and services
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    antonyms:
    approvisionnement
    offering goods and services for sale
    types:
    consommation
    (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
    type of:
    processus économique
    any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth
  8. noun
    the act of demanding
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    types:
    exigence, revendication
    demand for something as rightful or due
    demande dommage-interet, réclamation dommage-interet
    demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy
    type of:
    activité, occupation
    any specific behavior
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