What does enquête in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word enquête in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use enquête in French.

The word enquête in French means survey, poll, enquiry, investigate, investigate, inquiry commission, commission of inquiry, parliamentary inquiry committee, further investigation, second inquiry, in-depth investigation, thorough survey, opinion poll, character check, police inquiry, customer satisfaction survey, field survey, local neighbourhood survey, inquest, police investigation, police enquiry, public consultation, carry out an investigation, conduct an investigation, make your own enquiries, lead an investigation, lead an enquiry, launch an investigation, launch an inquiry, investigation report. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word enquête

survey, poll

nom féminin (étude d'une question)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le journal organise une enquête auprès de ses lecteurs.
The paper is organizing a reader survey.

enquiry

nom féminin (ensemble de recherches) (UK, questions)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour découvrir l'assassin la police ouvre une enquête.
The police have opened an inquiry to find the murderer.

investigate

verbe intransitif (mener une enquête)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Le commissaire enquête pour savoir qui a commis le crime.
The superintendent is investigating to find out who committed the crime.

investigate

verbe transitif indirect (investiguer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le commissaire enquête sur le crime commis cette nuit. Attention, la police enquête sur toi.
The superintendent is investigating the crime committed that night. Watch out--the police are investigating you.

inquiry commission, commission of inquiry

nom féminin (groupe d'investigation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

parliamentary inquiry committee

nom féminin (groupe d'élus d'investigation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une commission d'enquête parlementaire travaille sur la question des réfugiés politiques.

further investigation

nom masculin (surcroît d'investigation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le juge a demandé un complément d'enquête pour cette affaire.

second inquiry

nom féminin (enquête de contrôle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La contre-enquête a révélé des manquements dans l'enquête.

in-depth investigation, thorough survey

nom féminin (enquête détaillée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

opinion poll

nom féminin (sondage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

character check

nom féminin (examen des mœurs de [qqn])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

police inquiry

nom féminin (recherches policières) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

customer satisfaction survey

nom féminin (statistiques de satisfaction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

field survey

nom féminin (collecte des preuves matérielles)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

local neighbourhood survey

nom féminin (collecte des avis des voisins) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

inquest

nom féminin (enquête menée par la justice)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

police investigation, police enquiry

nom féminin (enquête menée par la police)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

public consultation

nom féminin (étude préalable à un acte administratif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mairie a lancé une enquête publique à propos de la bretelle de contournement de la ville.

carry out an investigation, conduct an investigation

locution verbale (investiguer) (into the cause of [sth])

make your own enquiries

locution verbale (enquêter à titre personnel) (UK)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

lead an investigation, lead an enquiry

locution verbale (investiguer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

launch an investigation, launch an inquiry

locution verbale (débuter une investigation)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

investigation report

nom masculin (compte rendu d'investigation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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