No. 358 in French
enquête
Inquiry or investigation.
In a sentence
L'enquête de la police est toujours en cours.
The police investigation is still ongoing.
Here, 'enquête' is used as a noun meaning 'investigation', relating to an official attempt to discover facts about a situation.
Nous avons mené une enquête pour mieux comprendre le problème.
We conducted a survey to better understand the issue.
In this sentence, 'enquête' refers to a 'survey', indicating a method of gathering data or opinions.
L'enquête journalistique a révélé des informations surprenantes.
The journalistic inquiry revealed surprising information.
In this example, 'enquête' represents an 'inquiry', emphasizing an in-depth investigation typically related to journalism.
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