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inchiesta

investigation

noun een-KYEH-stah Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'inquisita', things sought

Also means

inquiry

Usage Note

Inchiesta is the word for a journalistic or judicial investigation, distinct from indagine which is more technical police work. You commonly hear aprire un'inchiesta ('to open an inquiry'); note the elided apostrophe with the feminine article.

Examples

"Il giornale ha pubblicato un'inchiesta."

Natural Translation

The newspaper published an investigation.

Literal Translation

The newspaper has published an-investigation.

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