0 a strong statement asking for sth -- revendication [ feminine ]
demands for better health care des revendications pour de meilleurs soins de santé
the child’s demand that she be given candy la demande insistante de l’enfant qu’on lui donne des bonbons
We will not give in to the demands of terrorists. Nous ne céderons pas aux exigences des terroristes.
The police refused to meet the terrorists’ demands. La police a refusé de répondre aux exigences des terroristes.
1 consumers’ needs or desires -- demande [ feminine ]
a growing demand for sophisticated electronics la demande croissante pour une électronique sophistiquée
the laws of supply and demand les lois de l’offre et de la demande
to meet the growing demand for oil répondre à la demande croissante de pétrole
2 [ plural ] things that a situation requires you to do -- exigences [ feminine, plural ]
5 to ask or ask for firmly and sharply -- exiger
I demanded an explanation.
6 to require or need -- réclamer
7 a request made so that it sounds like a command -- revendication
The management refused to meet the workers’ demands for more money.
9 willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc) -- demande
It is not only wrong to demand too much of people; it is also wrong to expect too little of them.
We must demand compliance with the laws we adopt, but also revise those which are not sufficiently rigorous.
In order to bring about such a turning point, we must demand that a statutory minimum wage finally be put in place.
Can one ever demand impartiality between the occupied and the occupier, or between the attacker and the victim?
We need to make demands of both sides.
It is our task to demand that it does so.
We have to demand a knowledge society for all rather than the chaotic information society we are getting.
We must demand a halt to the use of violence.
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