recherche

Definitions of recherche
  1. noun
    systematic investigation to establish facts
    synonyms: recherche scientifique
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    expérience, expérimentation
    the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
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    enquête, recherches
    the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
  2. noun
    the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
    synonyms: enquête, recherches
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    compte
    the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
    inspection, étude
    the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
    examen
    the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
    enquête
    a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest
    recherche scientifique
    systematic investigation to establish facts
    autopsie, nécropsie
    an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
    examen médical
    a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person
    rapprochement
    the act of examining resemblances
    contrôle, nouvel examen, traitement postopératoire
    a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
    fouille
    boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas
    étude
    a detailed critical inspection
    surveillance
    close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)
    cens, recensement
    a periodic count of the population
    contrôle, inspection, nouvel examen, traitement postopératoire, visite
    a formal or official examination
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    travail
    activity directed toward making or doing something
  3. noun
    the act of searching for something
  4. noun
    a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest
    synonyms: enquête
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    type of:
    enquête, recherches
    the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
  5. noun
    an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property
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    opération
    (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)
  6. noun
    an investigation seeking answers
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    type of:
    enquête, recherches
    the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
  7. noun
    the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
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    fouille, perquisition
    the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs
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    activité, occupation
    any specific behavior
  8. noun
    the examination of alternative hypotheses
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    poursuite, quête
    an instance of searching for something
    poursuite, quête
    a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
    type of:
    processus cognitif de haut niveau
    cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use
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