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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdemande
Pronunciation / Transliteration: də.mɑ̃d
"La demande pour ce produit a augmenté."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An insistent and peremptory request, made as if by right.
"The workers union presented a list of demands to management."
- 1
To ask for something forcefully, in a way that shows that one expects to be obeyed.
"The customer demanded to speak with the store manager immediately."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'demand' originates from the Latin 'demandare', meaning 'to entrust' or 'to command'. It evolved through Old French 'demander', which meant 'to ask' or 'to request', reflecting a shift from a general inquiry to a more forceful request in English usage by the late Middle Ages.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Demand" is said worldwide
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demande
Transliteration: də.mɑ̃d
"La demande pour ce produit a augmenté."
Forderung
Transliteration: ˈfɔʁdəʁʊŋ
"Die Forderung des Kunden war berechtigt."
richiesta
Transliteration: riˈkjɛsta
"Questa è una richiesta urgente."
demanda
Transliteration: deˈmanda
"Hay mucha demanda de viviendas."
exigência
Transliteration: eziˈʒẽsjɐ
"Esta tarefa exige muita atenção."
माँग
Transliteration: maang
"बाजार में इस वस्तु की भारी माँग है।"
需求
Transliteration: xū qiú
"市场的需求正在不断增长。"
요구
Transliteration: yogu
"그들은 정당한 요구를 하고 있다."
要求
Transliteration: yōkyū
"お客様からの強い要求に応える。"
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