interroger

interroger [ɛ̃teʀɔʒe]

➭ TABLE 3

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = questionner) to question ; (pour obtenir un renseignement) to ask ; (Police) to interview ; (sondage) to poll

• 15% des personnes interrogées 15% of those polled

• interroger qn du regard to give sb a questioning look

   b. ( = tester) interroger un élève to examine a pupil

• je vous {{n}}interrogerai{{/n}} sur toute la leçon I'm going to test you on the whole lesson

   c. [+ base de données] to query

• interroger son répondeur to check calls on one's answering machine

2. reflexive verb

► s'interroger (sur un problème) to wonder (sur about)

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ɛ̃tɛʀɔʒe
1.

verbe transitif

1) (questionner) gén to question (sur about); (pour un renseignement) to ask; [police] to question, to interrogate [suspect]; [journaliste] to put questions to (sur on); fig to search [mémoire]; to examine [conscience]

50% des personnes interrogées — 50% of those questioned

quand on l'a interrogé sur ses intentions — when he was asked about his intentions

être interrogé comme témoin — to be called as a witness

2) (consulter) to query [ordinateur]

interroger son répondeur — to check one's calls

3) École to test (sur on)

2.

s'interroger verbe pronominal

s'interroger sur — to wonder about

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ɛ̃teʀɔʒe vt

1) [questionner] to question

interroger qn sur qch — to question sb about sth

interroger qn du regard — to look questioningly at sb, to give sb a questioning look

2) INFORMATIQUE to interrogate

3) ÉDUCATION, [candidat] to test

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interroger verb table: manger

A vtr

1 (questionner) [juge, procureur] to cross-examine [témoin, accusé]; [police] to question [témoin] (sur about); to interrogate [espion]; [journaliste] to put questions to [personnage, politicien] (sur on); interrogé sur l'Europe, le président a déclaré… when questioned about Europe, the president declared…; 50% des personnes interrogées 50% of those questioned; être interrogé comme témoin to be called as a witness;

2 (consulter) to query [ordinateur]; interroger son répondeur to check one's calls;

3 Scol [professeur] to test [élève] (sur on).

B s'interroger vpr s'interroger sur qn/qch to wonder about sb /sth; on s'interroge devant l'ampleur des réformes annoncées the scope of the reforms which have been announced makes one wonder.

[ɛ̃terɔʒe] verbe transitif

1. [questionner - ami] to ask, to question ; [ - guichetier] to ask, to inquire of ; [ - suspect] to question, to interrogate, to interview

interroger quelqu'un pour savoir si to ask somebody whether, to inquire of somebody whether (soutenu)

interroger quelqu'un sur quelque chose to ask somebody questions about something

interroger quelqu'un du regard to look questioningly ou inquiringly at somebody

interroger sa mémoire/le ciel to search one's memory/the sky

2. SOCIOLOGIE to poll, to question

personne interrogée respondent

3. ÉDUCATION [avant l'examen] to test, to quiz

[à l'examen] to examine

j'ai été interrogé sur la guerre de 14-18 I was asked questions on the 1914-18 war

être interrogé par écrit to be given a written test ou exam

4. INFORMATIQUE & TÉLÉCOMMUNICATIONS to interrogate, to search (through)

5. DROIT to examine, to cross-examine

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s'interroger verbe pronominal intransitif

s'interroger sur quelque chose to wonder about something

je ne sais pas si je vais l'acheter, je m'interroge encore I don't know whether I'll buy it, I'm still wondering (about it) ou I haven't made up my mind yet