prié de dire

[Geoff Sanders]

Prié de dire si le président avait accepté.....

I can't get the hang of this one, your assistence would be appreciated!

(...)it was from one of President Bush's press secretaries and reported in Le Monde on the 14th July which I can't retrieve...... Thanks.

 

[Aupick]

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With just that to go on, I'd say "...asked to say if the president had accepted...".

 

[carolineR]

prier quelqu'un de faire quelquechose = demander poliment à quelqu'un de faire qq chose

 

[Geoff Sanders]

Thanks for your speedy replies.

 

[la grive solitaire]

Is this it?
Prié de dire si le président américain avait accepté, comme l'a demandé Siniora, de dire aux Israéliens de limiter leurs opérations militaires, Snow a répondu par la négative http://www.lemonde.fr/web/articleinteractif/0,41-0,49-795704,0.html

 

[viera]

The context supplied by La Grive makes the meaning clear:
"When asked if the American president had accepted to ..., Snow replied..."

 

[Geoff Sanders]

Brilliant, thanks