What does interrogation in French mean?

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

The word interrogation in French means questioning, interrogation, question, test, interrogative, pop quiz, written test, written exam, oral test, oral exam, open question, open-ended question, snap test, surprise test, closed question, closed-ended question, question mark. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word interrogation

questioning

nom féminin (action d'interroger)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je lisais de l'interrogation dans son regard.
I saw a look of questioning in her eyes.

interrogation

nom féminin (poser des questions à : un suspect, un témoin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'interrogation du suspect n'a rien donné.
The interrogation of the suspect didn't come to anything.

question

nom féminin (question)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les interrogations liées à la disparition du journaliste restent sans réponses.
There are still question marks hanging over the journalist's disappearance.

test

nom féminin (Scolaire : test) (school)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ils doivent étudier, car ils ont une interrogation de maths demain.
They should study, as they have a maths test tomorrow.

interrogative

nom féminin (Grammaire : structure interrogative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La leçon d'aujourd'hui portera sur les différences entre l'interrogation en anglais et l'interrogation en français.
Today's lesson is on the differences between the interrogative in English and the interrogative in French.

pop quiz

nom féminin (familier (Scolaire : test non prévu) (mainly US)

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

written test, written exam

nom féminin (devoir sur table)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'interrogation écrite est, pour un élève, une épreuve écrite de contrôle.

oral test, oral exam

nom féminin (épreuve de vive voix)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'interrogation orale est une épreuve de contrôle faite de vive voix entre l'élève et le professeur.

open question, open-ended question

nom féminin (Grammaire : question à réponse ouverte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
« Qu'emporterais-tu sur une île déserte ? » est un exemple d'interrogation partielle.

snap test, surprise test

nom féminin (Scolaire : test non prévu)

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

closed question, closed-ended question

nom féminin (Grammaire : question à réponse limitée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
« Aimes-tu le fromage ? » est un exemple d'interrogation totale.

question mark

nom masculin (signe de ponctuation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les questions se terminent par un point d'interrogation.

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