| Subject | English | French |
| gen. | a just and viable solution to the question of Cyprus on the basis of a bi-zonal and bi-community federation | un règlement juste et viable de la question chypriote sur la base d'une fédération bizonale et bicommunautaire |
| gen. | a question not covered by the syllabus | une question hors programme |
| gen. | a question of burning importance | une question d'une actualité brûlante |
| gen. | answer a question ironically | répondre ironiquement à une question |
| gen. | answer a question tongue-in-cheek | répondre ironiquement à une question |
| gen. | answering a question by another question is his speciality | répondre à une question par une autre question, c'est sa technique |
| gen. | Background to Oral Question No H- ---/9- | toile de fond à la question orale nº H- ---/9- |
| gen. | Background to Oral Question No H- ---/9- | Question Orale Nº H- ---9/- de M. ... Objet.: Toile de fond |
| law | beg the question at issue | faire une pétition de principe |
| gen. | children's game consisting of a yes or no answer to the question: does X fly? | pigeon vole |
| UN, afr. | Commission of Inquiry to investigate the question of political prisoners and prison conditions in Burundi | commission d’enquête chargée d’étudier la question des prisonniers politiques et les conditions régnant dans les prisons burundaises |
| gen. | consider a question from all angles | examiner une question sous tous ses aspects |
| gen. | consider a question from all angles | envisager une question sous tous ses aspects |
| law | Counsellors responsible for the question of a Court of First Instance | Conseillers responsables pour le dossier "Tribunal de Première Instance" |
| law | decision to submit a question to the Court | décision de soumettre une question à la Cour |
| law | determination of a question of law | décision sur un point de droit |
| law | to determine a question of law | trancher sur un point de droit |
| law | to determine a question of law | statuer sur un point de droit |
| gen. | don't just spring the question on him in the midst of it all | ne lui pose pas la question à chaud |
| gen. | fall out over a question of money | se fâcher pour une histoire d'argent |
| gen. | give a notice of a question/to | faire une demande d'interpellation |
| gen. | give a notice of a question/to | donner avis d'une question |
| gen. | give notice of a question/to | faire une demande d'interpellation |
| gen. | I don't question his right to ... | je ne lui conteste pas le droit de ... |
| gen. | I don't understand your question, could you rephrase it? | je ne comprends pas votre question, pouvez-vous la reformuler? |
| inf. | I got the same question for the oral exam | je suis retombé sur le même sujet à l'oral |
| gen. | if it were only a question of money, the answer would be simple! | s'il ne s'agissait que d'argent, la solution serait simple! |
| law | if the outcome of proceedings depends on the determination of an incidental question of recognition of a judgment | à titre incident |
| gen. | I'm more interested in the question than you think | je m'intéresse à la question plus que tu ne penses |
| commer., polit., fin. | imports...reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst | les importations...ont atteint par imputation le plafond en question |
| UN, police | informal meeting on the question of the elaboration of an international convention against organized transnational crime | réunion informelle sur la question de l'élaboration d'une convention internationale contre la criminalité transnationale |
| gen. | International Conference on the Question of Palestine | Conférence internationale sur la question de Palestine |
| UN, police | International Conference on the Question of Terrorism | conférence internationale sur la question du terrorisme |
| gen. | it's a question of dignity above all | c'est une question de dignité avant tout (else) |
| gen. | it's out of the question, he replied | il n'en est pas question, répliqua-t-il |
| gen. | it's out of the question, he retorted | il n'en est pas question, répliqua-t-il |
| gen. | leave a question unanswered | laisser une question en suspens |
| gen. | leave a question unresolved | laisser une question en suspens |
| gen. | move the previous question/ to | demander la question préalable |
| gen. | my question put him on the spot | ma question l'a mis dans l'embarras |
| law | national court or tribunal which referred the question to the Court | juridiction de renvoi |
| gen. | objection that a question is inadmissible | exception d'irrecevabilité |
| gen. | Oral Question Nº ...- with/without debate | question orale nº .. - avec/sans débat |
| gen. | Oral Question No H- ---/9- put by Mr ... Subject: Background | Question Orale Nº H- ---9/- de M. ... Objet.: Toile de fond |
| gen. | Oral Question No H- ---/9- put by Mr ... Subject: Background | toile de fond à la question orale nº H- ---/9- |
| gen. | place a question on the agenda | inscrire une question à l'ordre du jour |
| gen. | put a question on the agenda | inscrire une question à l'ordre du jour |
| gen. | put a question on the order paper/to | deq mander par voie écrite |
| gen. | put a question on the order paper/to | faire inscrire une question au Feuilleton |
| gen. | put a question to somebody | poser une question à (quelqu'un) |
| gen. | put the question/to | mettre la question aux voix |
| gen. | put the question/to | aller aux voix |
| gen. | put the question to the vote/to | passer au vote |
| gen. | put the question to the vote/to | mettre une question aux voix |
| law, patents. | to question a party | interroger une partie |
| comp., MS | Question and Answer log | journal des questions et réponses (A record of the question and answer activity during a meeting) |
| gen. | question and answer period | discussion libre |
| gen. | question and answer period | discussion |
| work.fl. | question and answer service | service question-réponse |
| gen. | question and answer session | discussion libre |
| gen. | question and answer session | heure des questions |
| comp. | question-answer dialog | dialogue par question-réponse |
| health., pharma. | question & answer process | procédure de questions/réponses |
| work.fl. | question-answer service | service question-réponse |
| gen. | question-answering system | système de questions-réponses |
| gen. | question asked on behalf of an interest group | question d'initiative populaire |
| gen. | question before the House | question dont la Chambre est saisie |
| polit. | question for oral answer | question avec demande de réponse orale suivie d'un débat |
| polit. | question for oral answer | question avec demande de réponse orale |
| gen. | question for oral answer | question orale |
| polit. | question for oral answer with debate | question avec demande de réponse orale suivie d'un débat |
| polit. | question for oral answer with debate | question avec demande de réponse orale |
| gen. | question for oral answer without debate | question orale sans débat |
| polit. | question for written answer | question avec demande de réponse écrite |
| ling. | question form | forme interrogative |
| gen. | Question hour | heure des questions |
| law | question in controversy | question principale |
| law | question in controversy | point en litige |
| law | question in controversy | point litigieux |
| law | question in controversy | question en litige |
| law | question in controversy | point de litige |
| law | question in issue | question en litige |
| IT, transp. | question length | options de réponse |
| comp., MS | Question Manager | Gestionnaire de questions (A presenter tool that is used to manage and respond to questions from meeting participants) |
| transp. | question mark | point d'interrogation |
| comp., MS | question mark | point d'interrogation (The ? character, used as a punctuation mark or wildcard character) |
| comp., MS | question-mark pointer | pointeur en forme de point d'interrogation (Use the question-mark pointer to get context-sensitive Help on toolbar buttons, dialog box options, tools in the toolbox, and other parts of the window) |
| gen. | QUESTION No H- ---/9- put to the Council by ... for QUESTION TIME Subject: | QUESTION Nº H- ---/9- posée au Conseil par ... pour l'HEURE DES QUESTIONS Objet: |
| patents. | question of costs | question des frais |
| patents. | question of evidence | point de preuve |
| law | question of fact | question de fait |
| law | question of fact for the discretion of the court seised of the matter | question de fait abandonnée à l'appréciation du juge saisi |
| law | question of fact relevant to the issue | question de fait relative au litige |
| patents. | question of jurisdiction | question de la juridiction |
| law | question of law | point de droit |
| law | question of law | question de droit |
| patents. | question of law of basic •significance | question de droit d’importance fondamentale |
| law | question of mixed law and fact | question mixte de droit et de fait |
| gen. | question of order | question d'ordre |
| gen. | question of order | question relative au règlement |
| gen. | question of order | motion d'ordre |
| law | question of policy | question d'administration |
| gen. | question of privilege | question de privilège |
| gen. | question of privilege | explication sur un fait personnel |
| gen. | question of taste | affaire de goût |
| gen. | question of trust | question de confiance |
| gen. | question out of order | question antiréglementaire |
| gen. | question out of order | question irrécevable |
| gen. | question out of order | question irrégulière |
| econ. | question put to a minister | interpellation parlementaire |
| gen. | question put to a minister | interpellation |
| law | question put to the expert | question posée à l'expert |
| polit., law | question referred for a preliminary ruling | question posée à titre préjudiciel |
| law | question referred for a preliminary ruling | question préjudicielle |
| gen. | question relating to a point of order | interpellation |
| gen. | question somebody | questionner (quelqu'un) |
| comp. | question system | système de questions |
| comp., MS | question template | modèle de requête (A structure that describes a set of questions that can be asked using a particular relationship or set of relationships) |
| law | to question the conduct of the election | contester la régularité de l'élection |
| gen. | to question the principle | reconsidération |
| econ. | question time | heure des questions |
| gen. | question time | discussion libre |
| law | question to be put to the vote | question à être mise aux voix |
| avia., Canada, ed. | question to class | question à la classe |
| gen. | question to the Government | question au Gouvernement |
| gen. | question which is on the draft agenda | point inscrit au projet d'ordre du jour |
| IT | question word | mot d'interrogation |
| ling. | question word | mot interrogatif |
| polit. | to raise a question before ... | soulever une question devant ... |
| law | to reach a final conclusion on the question whether | préjuger la réponse à la question de savoir si |
| law | to refer the question of validity to the Court of Justice | poser la question de validité à la Cour |
| law | to refer the question to the Court | renvoyer l'affaire devant la Cour |
| law | to refer the question to the Court | déférer l'affaire à la Cour |
| h.rghts.act., UN | Regional Seminar and Regional NGO Symposium on the Question of Palestine | Séminaire régional et Colloque régional ONG sur la question de Palestine |
| polit. | Reply by the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Member States of the EC meeting in political cooperation to Written Question No ... | réponse des Ministres des affaires étrangères des dix Etats membres de la CE se réunissant dans le cadre de la coopération politique, à la question écrite nχ ... |
| law | right to refer a question to the Court | faculté de saisine de la Cour |
| gen. | rise on a question of privilege/to | poser la question de privilège |
| gen. | rise on a question of privilege/to | expliquer sur un fait personnel/s' |
| work.fl., IT | save question order | commande Sauvegarder la question |
| UN | Special Committee on the question of defining aggression | Comité spécial pour la question de la définition de l'agression |
| law, health., UN | Special Session of the General Assembly to Consider the Question of International Cooperation Against Illicit Production, Supply, Demand, Trafficking and Distribution of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, With a View to Expanding the Scope and Increasing the Effectiveness of Such Cooperation | Session extraordinaire de l'Assemblée générale consacrée à la question de la coopération internationale contre la production, l'offre, la demande, le trafic et la distribution illicites de stupéfiants et de substances psychotropes, et aux moyens d'élargir le champ de cette coopération et d'en accroître l'efficacité |
| gen. | statement of the question referred | énoncé |
| gen. | to study a question on its merits | examiner la question pour ce qu'elle vaut |
| gen. | to study a question on its merits | examiner la question pour elle-même |
| gen. | to study a question on its merits | examiner la question en elle- même |
| gen. | where such a question is raised | lorsqu' une telle question est soulevée |
| law | such an interpretation...would be contrary to the clear wording of the regulation and would in addition impair its efficacy by calling in question the proper functioning of the system | une telle interprétation...serait contraire au libellé clair de la réglementation,dont elle compromettrait,de plus,l'effet utile en mettant en cause le fonctionnement adéquat du système |
| gen. | the agreement in question is essential | l'accord en cause est essentiel |
| gen. | the car in question was stationary | la voiture en cause était à l'arrêt |
| law | the measure in question is unlawful considering the line of decisions made by the Court of Justice | la mesure litigieuse est illicite au regard de la jurisprudence de la Cour |
| gen. | the question as a whole | la question dans son ensemble |
| gen. | the question cannot be dealt with in half an hour | la question n'est pas traitable en une demi-heure |
| gen. | the question is irrelevant now | la question ne se pose plus maintenant |
| gen. | the question is whether ... | il s'agit de savoir si ... |
| gen. | the question is worth considering | la question mérite considération |
| gen. | the question needs to be examined in more detail | il faut approfondir la question |
| gen. | the question should have been researched more thoroughly | il aurait fallu fouiller la question |
| gen. | the question threw him off balance | la question l'a dérouté |
| gen. | the question we'll be debating tonight is ... | le sujet de notre débat ce soir est ... |
| law | the question whether a "lis pendens" comes into being upon the receipt by a court of an application or upon service or notification of that application on or to the party concerned | la question de savoir si la litispendance résulte de l'entrée d'une requête auprès d'un tribunal ou de la notification ou signification de cette requête à la partie concernée |
| law | the question whether the Community or any Community institution has the power to enter into an agreement | compétence de la Communauté ou de l'une de ses institutions pour conclure un accord |
| gen. | the question which must now be asked is the following | la question qui se pose maintenant est la suivante |
| law | the same obligations in the programme in question as those applicable to partner institutions | les mêmes obligations à l'égard du programme en question que leurs homologues |
| gen. | the total quantity of the product in question imported and charged against the Community quota | le total des importations des produits en question imputées sur le contingent communautaire |
| gen. | there's a serious question mark hanging over his participation in the Olympic Games | sa participation aux jeux Olympiques semble compromise |
| gen. | there's no question of having leave | il n'y a pas de congé qui tienne |
| patents. | this question is immaterial | cette question ne tire pas à conséquence |
| patents. | this question is of no consequence | cette question ne tire pas à conséquence |
| gen. | where the product in question is subject to judicial review proceedings | produit qui fait l'objet d'une procédure de révision judiciaire |
| gen. | you all went for question B | vous vous êtes tous jetés sur la question B |
| gen. | your treatment of the question is too cursory | vous ne faites que survoler la question |
| gen. | your treatment of the question is too superficial | vous ne faites que survoler la question |