preliminary inquiry in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for preliminary inquiry in the English»French Dictionary

preliminary inquiry, preliminary investigation N LAW

preliminary inquiry

enquête f préliminaire

Translations for preliminary inquiry in the English»French Dictionary

I.inquiry [Brit ɪnˈkwʌɪri, Am ˈɪnkwəri, ɪnˈkwaɪ(ə)ri] N

1. inquiry (request for information):

inquiry

demande f de renseignements

to make an inquiry about or into

se renseigner sur

to make inquiries

demander des renseignements (about sur)

on inquiry, it was discovered that …

renseignements pris, on a découvert que …

‘all inquiries to…’

‘pour tous renseignements, s'adresser à…’

in answer to or with reference to your inquiry (by letter)

en réponse à votre courrier

in answer to or with reference to your inquiry (by phone)

suite à votre appel téléphonique

2. inquiry:

inquiry ADMIN, LAW

enquête f

inquiry ADMIN, LAW

investigation f (into sur)

police/public/judicial inquiry

enquête policière/publique/judiciaire

murder inquiry

enquête criminelle

to hold/conduct an inquiry

faire/mener une enquête (into sur)

to set up or open or launch an inquiry

ouvrir une enquête

a man is helping the police with their inquiries

un homme est interrogé par les policiers dans le cadre de leur enquête

line of inquiry

piste f

line of inquiry attr report

d'enquête

line of inquiry findings

de l'enquête

II.inquiries N

inquiries npl:

inquiries

bureau m de renseignements

inquiries

service m de renseignements

I.preliminary [Brit prɪˈlɪmɪn(ə)ri, Am prəˈlɪməˌnɛri] N

1. preliminary:

as a preliminary to

en prélude à

2. preliminary SPORTS:

preliminary

épreuve f éliminatoire

II.preliminaries N

preliminaries npl:

preliminaries

préliminaires mpl (to à)

III.preliminary [Brit prɪˈlɪmɪn(ə)ri, Am prəˈlɪməˌnɛri] ADJ

preliminary comment, data, test

préliminaire

preliminary heat, round

éliminatoire

preliminary to

préalable à

preliminary inquiry in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for preliminary inquiry in the English»French Dictionary

inquiry N Brit, Am

inquiry → enquiry

See also enquiry

enquiry <-ies> [ɪnˈkwaɪərɪ, Am enˈkwaɪrɪ] N

1. enquiry (investigation of facts):

enquiry

recherches fpl

to make an enquiry into sth

faire une enquête sur qc

2. enquiry LAW:

enquiry

investigation f

to hold an enquiry

faire une enquête

a public enquiry

une enquête publique

I.preliminary [prɪˈlɪmɪnəri, Am prɪˈlɪməner-] ADJ

preliminary

préliminaire

preliminary SPORTS heat

éliminatoire

II.preliminary <-ries> [prɪˈlɪmɪnəri, Am prɪˈlɪməner-] N

1. preliminary (introduction):

preliminary

préliminaire m

as a preliminary

en (guise d')introduction

2. preliminary SPORTS:

preliminary

épreuve f éliminatoire

3. preliminary form (preliminary exam):

preliminary with mark selection

examen m préparatoire

preliminary with quota selection

concours m d'entrée

4. preliminary pl JOURN:

preliminary

sélection f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was subsequently released from police custody and the preliminary inquiry regarding attempted hijacking was dropped.

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