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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. -
2 inquire
1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) indagar2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) indagar3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) perguntar, indagar4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) perguntar5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) perguntar6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) investigar•- inquiry- make inquiries -
3 I shall inquire further
I shall inquire furtherindagarei ainda. -
4 to inquire after
to inquire afterperguntar sobre. he inquired after my health / ele perguntou sobre o meu estado de saúde. he inquired after rare coins / ele perguntou por moedas raras. -
5 to inquire for a person
to inquire for a personpedir para ver alguém. -
6 enquire
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7 enquiry
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8 further
['fə:ðə] 1. adverb((sometimes farther) at or to a great distance or degree: I cannot go any further.) mais longe2. adverb, adjective(more; in addition: I cannot explain further; There is no further news.) mais3. verb(to help (something) to proceed or go forward quickly: He furthered our plans.) avançar- furthest* * *fur.ther[f'ə:ðə] vt promover, favorecer, ajudar. • adj 1 mais afastada, mais distante. 2 ulterior, adicional, mais, outro, novo. • adv mais, além, mais longe, mais adiante, mais além, ademais, além disso. I may further mention posso mencionar ainda. I shall inquire further indagarei ainda. till further notice até novas notícias ou ordens. we must further remember that precisamos lembrar-nos ainda que. what further? que mais? -
9 investigate
[in'vestiɡeit](to examine or inquire into carefully: The police are investigating the mystery.) investigar- investigator* * *in.ves.ti.gate[inv'estigeit] vt+vi investigar, pesquisar, examinar. -
10 whom
[hu:m]pronoun ((used as the object of a verb or preposition, but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who) what person(s)(?): Whom/who do you want to see?; Whom/who did you give it to?; To whom shall I speak?) quem* * *[hu:m] pron caso objetivo de who. 1 interrogative quem? they do not know whom to ask / não sabem a quem perguntar. whom did she inquire for? / por quem ela peguntou? whom did you speak to? / com quem você falou? 2 relative quem, que, o qual, os quais, as quais. her aunt whom she was educated by / sua tia, por quem ela foi educada. the enemies to whom a traitor had shown the path / os inimigos a quem um traidor havia mostrado o caminho. whom the gods love dies young / aquele a quem os deuses amam morre cedo. to whom? a quem, para quem? -
11 enquire
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12 enquiry
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13 investigate
[in'vestiɡeit](to examine or inquire into carefully: The police are investigating the mystery.) investigar- investigator
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