L'enquête
Example: L'enquête a révélé des faits importants sur le sujet étudié.
Definition
"L'enquête" is a French noun meaning an investigation or inquiry, typically involving the systematic collection and examination of facts to uncover information or solve a problem, as in the phrase 'L'enquête a révélé des faits importants sur le sujet étudié.'
Etymology
The word "l'enquête" comes from the Old French term 'enqueste,' which traces back to the Latin 'inquirere,' meaning 'to seek' or 'to inquire.' Did you know that the term originally referred to a formal legal inquiry before evolving into its broader modern use?
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"L'enquête" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Education - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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