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inquiry

UK: /ɪnˈkwaɪə.ri/ US: /ˈɪŋ.kwə`.i/ (pl inquiries) (UK tb enquiry)

Translation

n [c, u]
(form)
pregunta
We have received many inquiries about it
Hemos recibido muchas preguntas sobre el tema
petición de información
investigación
He is making inquiries about the missing boy
Está llevando a cabo una investigación sobre el joven desaparecido
(Definition of inquiry n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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