enquête

/ɑ̃.kɛt/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Financial Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: financial. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les enquêtes

Meaning

  1. investigation, inquiry

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

juge d'instruction

Close — an investigating judge conducts an inquiry.

Similar in other languages

German

Ermittlung

Ermittlung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "investigation, inquiry."

Practice

1 What does enquête mean?

2 Fill the gap: La police mène une ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches enquête?

noun

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