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enquête

investigation

noun ahn-KET Less Common

Also means

survey, inquiry

Usage Note

Enquête covers both a police or journalistic investigation and a statistical survey (enquête de satisfaction). The verb enquêter means to investigate. A commissaire leading an enquête is a staple of French crime fiction.

Examples

"La police mène une enquête sur le crime."

Natural Translation

The police are conducting an investigation into the crime.

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