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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrapport préliminaire
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ʁa.pɔʁ pʁe.li.mi.naʁ/
"Le comité a publié un rapport préliminaire ce matin."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An initial document detailing the early findings of an investigation, inquiry, or research before the final conclusions are drawn.
"The accident investigators released a preliminary report outlining the timeline of the mechanical failure." - 2
A provisional summary or draft presented to stakeholders to brief them on ongoing progress.
"She submitted a preliminary report to the board of directors ahead of the official quarterly audit."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'preliminary', derived from the Late Latin 'praeluminaris' (meaning 'preceding the threshold or light'), with 'report', originating from the Old French 'reporter' and Latin 'reportare' ('to bring back'). Together, it evolved into standard administrative and journalistic terminology denoting an initial account preceding a comprehensive final investigation.
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rapport préliminaire
Transliteration: /ʁa.pɔʁ pʁe.li.mi.naʁ/
"Le comité a publié un rapport préliminaire ce matin."
vorläufiger Bericht
Transliteration: /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlɔɪ̯fɪɡɐ bəˈʁɪçt/
"Der vorläufiger Bericht zeigt erste Anzeichen des Problems."
rapporto preliminare
Transliteration: /rapˈpɔr.to pre.li.miˈna.re/
"Hanno pubblicato un rapporto preliminare sui danni."
informe preliminar
Transliteration: /inˈfoɾ.me pɾe.li.miˈnaɾ/
"El informe preliminar estará listo para la reunión de mañana."
relatório preliminar
Transliteration: /ʁe.laˈtɔ.ɾiu pɾe.li.miˈnaʁ/
"O relatório preliminar indica falha humana."
प्रारंभिक रिपोर्ट
Transliteration: prārambhik riporṭ
"जांच समिति ने अपनी प्रारंभिक रिपोर्ट सौंप दी है।"
初步报告
Transliteration: chūbù bàogào
"专家组已经提交了事故的初步报告。"
예비 보고서
Transliteration: yebi bogoseo
"경찰은 사건에 대한 예비 보고서를 발표했다."
予備報告書
Transliteration: yobi hōkokusho
"事故調査委員会が予備報告書を公表した。"
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