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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesenquête
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɑ̃.kɛt
"Une enquête a été ouverte par la police."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The formal, systematic examination or research of a problem, situation, or crime in order to establish facts and reach conclusions.
"The police launched a thorough investigation into the financial fraud allegations." - 2
A scientific or academic inquiry undertaken to discover new facts or test a hypothesis.
"Clinical investigations of the new drug are ongoing in several major hospitals."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'investigatio', stemming from 'investigare' meaning 'to track, trace, or find out', which is built from 'in-' (into) plus 'vestigium' (footstep, footprint). Entering the English language in the late 16th century, the term initially retained its hunting connotation of following animal tracks before shifting to formal intellectual, academic, and criminal inquiry.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Investigation" is said worldwide
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enquête
Transliteration: ɑ̃.kɛt
"Une enquête a été ouverte par la police."
Untersuchung
Transliteration: ʊntɐˈzuːxʊŋ
"Die Untersuchung ergab neue Beweise."
indagine
Transliteration: inˈda.dʒi.ne
"L'indagine della polizia è ancora in corso."
investigación
Transliteration: in.βes.ti.ɣaˈsjon
"La investigación policial duró varios meses."
investigação
Transliteration: ĩ.vɛs.ti.ɡaˈsɐ̃w
"A investigação científica revelou resultados surpreendentes."
जांच
Transliteration: jaanch
"पुलिस मामले की जांच कर रही है।"
调查
Transliteration: diào chá
"警方正在对这起案件进行深入调查。"
조사
Transliteration: josa
"경찰은 사건에 대한 본격적인 조사를 시작했다."
調査
Transliteration: chōsa
"警察はその事件の調査を進めている。"
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