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1 inquire
inquire [ɪnˈkwaɪər]• to inquire after sb/sth demander des nouvelles de qn/qch* * *[ɪn'kwaɪə(r)] 1.transitive verb demander2.intransitive verb se renseigner ( about sur)to inquire into — ( ask for information about) se renseigner sur; ( research) faire des recherches sur; Administration, Law enquêter sur
‘inquire within’ — ‘s'adresser ici’
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2 inquire
A vtr demander ; to inquire the way to ou how to get to the bank demander le chemin pour aller à la banque ; to inquire sth of ou from sb demander qch à qn ; I inquired what age he was/whether he was ill je lui ai demandé quel âge il avait/s'il était malade.B vi se renseigner (about sur) ; to inquire after sb demander des nouvelles de qn, s'enquérir de qn fml ; to inquire into ( ask for information about) se renseigner sur ; ( research) faire des recherches sur ; Admin, Jur enquêter sur ; to inquire into the truth of an allegation vérifier si une accusation est fondée ; I'll go and inquire je vais demander ; ‘inquire within’ ‘s'adresser ici’ ; ‘inquire at the information desk’ ‘s'adresser au bureau de renseignements’. -
3 inquire
inquire [ɪn'kwaɪə(r)](ask) demander;∎ to inquire sth of sb s'enquérir de qch auprès de qn;∎ she inquired how to get to the park elle a demandé qu'on lui indique le chemin du parc;∎ may I inquire what brings you here? puis-je vous demander l'objet de votre visite?(seek information) se renseigner, demander;∎ inquire within (sign) s'adresser ici;∎ to inquire about sth demander des renseignements ou se renseigner sur qchBritish demander des nouvelles de;∎ she inquired after you elle a demandé de vos nouvelles∎ they should inquire into how the money was spent ils devraient enquêter sur la façon dont l'argent a été dépensé -
4 within
A prep1 ( enclosed in) within the city walls dans l'enceinte de la ville ; within the boundaries of the estate dans l'enceinte de la propriété ; to lie within Italy's borders être en Italie ;2 ( inside) within the government/party au sein du gouvernement/parti ; countries within the EC les pays qui font partie de la CEE ; conditions within the camp/the prison les conditions de vie dans le camp/la prison ; candidates from within the company les candidats internes ; it appeals to something deep within us all cela touche quelque chose de profond en nous ;3 ( in expressions of time) I'll do it within the hour je le ferai en moins d'une heure ; he did it within the week il l'a fait en moins d'une semaine ; 15 burglaries within a month 15 cambriolages en moins d'un mois ; ‘please reply within the week’ ‘prière de répondre dans la semaine’ ; ‘use within 24 hours of purchase’ ‘à consommer dans les 24 heures’ ; to finish within the time limit finir dans les temps impartis ; within minutes he was back quelques minutes plus tard il était de retour ; within a week of his birth moins d'une semaine après sa naissance ; they died within a week of each other ils sont morts à une semaine d'intervalle ;4 ( not more than) to be within several metres of sth être à quelques mètres seulement de qch ; to live within minutes of the station habiter à quelques minutes de la gare ; it's accurate to within a millimetre c'est exact à un millimètre près ; to be within a day's drive of the mountains être à une journée en voiture de la montagne ; to be within a 12 km radius être dans un rayon de 12 km ; to fill a bucket to within 10 cm of the brim remplir un seau jusqu'à 10 cm du bord ; ⇒ inch ;5 ( not beyond the range of) to be within sight lit [coast, town] être en vue ; fig [end] être proche ; stay within sight of the car ne vous éloignez pas de la voiture ; to be within range of être à portée de [enemy guns] ; he's within shouting distance il est suffisamment près pour nous entendre crier ; ⇒ earshot, grasp, hearing, reach ;6 ( not beyond a permitted limit) to stay within budget ne pas dépasser le budget ; to live within one's income ou means vivre selon ses moyens ; within the limitations of the treaty dans les limites du traité ; ⇒ jurisdiction, law, limit, reason, right ;7 ( inside the scope of) it lies within the Impressionist tradition ça s'inscrit dans la tradition impressionniste ; it's a play within a play c'est une pièce en abyme ; ⇒ brief, confines, framework, scope.B adv à l'intérieur ; seen from within vu de l'intérieur ; within and without à l'intérieur comme à l'extérieur ; ⇒ apply, enemy, inquire.
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