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1 inquire
1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) perguntar2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) pedir informações3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) perguntar por4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) perguntar por5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) perguntar por6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) investigar•- inquiry- make inquiries* * *in.quire[inkw'aiə] vt+vi inquirir, perguntar (por), informar-se, indagar, investigar. he inquired the way / ele indagou o caminho. inquire within / entre e pergunte por mais detalhes. he inquired into the thing / ele investigou o assunto. to inquire after perguntar sobre. he inquired after my health / ele perguntou sobre o meu estado de saúde. he inquired after rare coins / ele perguntou por moedas raras. to inquire for a person pedir para ver alguém.
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