inquiry

demande de renseignements, question

Question ou demande faite pour obtenir une information.

En anglais simple : A question or request to find out something.

• Thank you for your inquiry.
• She made an inquiry about train times.
• We received several inquiries from customers yesterday.

Comment l'utiliser : inquiry about something (I sent an inquiry about the cost of the course.)

Synonymes : question, query

Expressions courantes : make an inquiry, customer inquiry, inquiry about something

enquête, recherche

Recherche attentive de faits pour comprendre quelque chose ou découvrir ce qui s’est passé.

En anglais simple : A careful search for facts to understand something or find out what happened.

• The government ordered an inquiry.
• Scientific inquiry depends on good evidence.
• The inquiry into the fire lasted six months.

Comment l'utiliser : inquiry into something (An inquiry into the accident began on Monday.)

Synonymes : investigation, examination, research

Expressions courantes : public inquiry, scientific inquiry, inquiry into something