enquiry

demande de renseignements, question

Question ou demande faite pour obtenir des renseignements.

En anglais simple : A question or request for information.

• Thank you for your enquiry.
• She made an enquiry about train times.
• Please send all enquiries to our office.

Comment l'utiliser : enquiry about something (I sent an enquiry about the course fees.)

Synonymes : question, query

Contraires : answer

Expressions courantes : make an enquiry, enquiry desk, customer enquiry

enquête

Recherche organisée pour établir les faits concernant quelque chose.

En anglais simple : An organized effort to discover facts about something.

• The police began an enquiry.
• A public enquiry examined the bridge collapse.
• Their enquiries revealed several serious mistakes.

Comment l'utiliser : enquiry into something (An enquiry into the accident began yesterday.)

Synonymes : investigation, inquiry

Expressions courantes : public enquiry, official enquiry, conduct an enquiry