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I don't knowA phrase used in response to a question or command in which the target person does not know the answer to or how to respond.Rate it:

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I don't supposeUsed to introduce a question, implying that eliciting an affirmative answer from the interlocutor would be unlikely yet desirable for the speaker.Rate it:

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I have a questionIndicates that the speaker wants to ask a questionRate it:

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I just work hereIndicates that the speaker cannot answer their interrogator's question, because of lack of experience with or knowledge on the topic.Rate it:

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I thought you'd never askan answer of acceptance to an eagerly-awaited questionRate it:

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ich habe eine FrageI have a questionRate it:

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il m'a posé cette question à brûle-pourpointHe asked me that question quite unexpectedly.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas d'amitié qui tienneFriendship has nothing to do with the question; It must be done in spite of friendship.Rate it:

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il s'agit de...The question is...; The point is...Rate it:

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in utramque partem, in contrarias partes disputare (De Or. 1. 34)to discuss both sides of a question.Rate it:

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integrum (causam integram) sibi reservareto leave the question open; to refuse to commit oneself.Rate it:

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is the pope catholicThe answer to the question is, obviously, resoundingly affirmative.Rate it:

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j'ai une questionI have a questionRate it:

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la balle est dans son campSe dit, dans le contexte d’une confrontation, pour indiquer que la personne dont il est question a maintenant l’initiative, qu’elle peut désormais agir.Rate it:

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les affaires sont les affairesAdage tautologique signifiant qu’aucune question étrangère au lucre ne saurait interférer avec les affaires qui font gagner de l’argent, souvent utilisé pour justifier ou ponctuer un comportement moralement répréhensible.Rate it:

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let me answer your last question firstA response given to a person who was asked multiple questions.Rate it:

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low blowA rhetorical attack that is considered unfair or unscrupulous.Rate it:

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magna quaestio est (followed by an indirect question)it is a difficult point, disputed question.Rate it:

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magnam vim habere ad aliquidto have considerable influence on a question.Rate it:

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mettre à la questionTo put to the torture.Rate it:

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mettre en questionTo call in question; To doubt.Rate it:

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mettre sur la selletteTo cross-question; To haul over the coals (fam.).Rate it:

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mihi non constat (with indirect question)I have not made up my mind.Rate it:

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neither here nor thereNot important; having no significance or influence on the question at hand; not related; not relevant; not germane; not pertinent.Rate it:

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no commentAn "official" refusal to relay any further information, as a response to a newspaper reporter's question.Rate it:

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no commentAn "official" refusal to relay any further information, used for example in response to a question by a newspaper reporter or police officer.Rate it:

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non merciExprime un refus poli à une question posée, un service proposé.Rate it:

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now that's a great questionWith few exceptions...Rate it:

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now whatA request, usually rhetorical, to know what, in a series of negative events, is the next negative event occurring.Rate it:

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nunc id quaeritur, agiturthe question now is...Rate it:

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off with someone's headUsed to express a desire to kill the person in question.Rate it:

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out of the questionImpossible to even contemplate.Rate it:

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parade of horriblesA rhetorical device employing a series of progressively more terrible results following from an act.Rate it:

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pas questionIl n’en est pas question, marque de refus catégorique.Rate it:

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penes te arbitrium huius rei estthe decision of the question rests with you.Rate it:

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percontanti non deesse (De Or. 1. 21. 97)to answer every question.Rate it:

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play the race cardTo assert that race or racism is responsible for a course of events, especially when race is not of particular significance to the issue in question; to attempt to inspire a particular reaction by raising the issue of race.Rate it:

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plead the fifthTo refuse to answer a question, or refuse to speak, especially when the response would reflect badly on the speaker.Rate it:

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pop the questionPop the question in the general context refers to requesting for future action in an interpersonal relationship.Rate it:

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pop the questionTo propose marriage.Rate it:

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pop the questionAsk your fiance to marry; Present any query which may clarify or act as a hinge in critical development or arriving at final decisions!Rate it:

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pop the question:Ask a fiance to marry you:Rate it:

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popped the questionproposedRate it:

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poser la question c'est déjà y répondreLa réponse est comprise dans la question, elle ne fait pas de doute.Rate it:

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poser la question c'est y répondreLa réponse est comprise dans la question, elle ne fait pas de doute.Rate it:

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pourquoi faire compliqué quand on peut faire simpleQuestion rhétorique mettant en évidence l’existence d’une alternative plus simple.Rate it:

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pourquoi faire simple quand on peut faire compliquéRenversement de la question « pourquoi faire compliqué quand on peut faire simple ? » qui met en évidence l’existence d’une alternative plus simple.Rate it:

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put toTo ask or pose a question, or make a proposal.Rate it:

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put words in someone's mouthTo encourage or induce someone to appear to assert something by asking a leading question or by otherwise manipulating him or her.Rate it:

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qu'il n'en soit plus questionDo not bother me about it any more; Let bygones be bygones. Rate it:

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