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to inquire after (someone)

  • 1 inquire after/for someone

    inquire after/for someone

    English-Dutch dictionary > inquire after/for someone

  • 2 inquire

    {in'kwaiə}
    1. запитвам, разпитвам, интересувам се (about)
    to INQUIRE the way of someone запитвам някого да ми покаже пътя
    INQUIRE within справки (надпис над врата, гише и пр.)
    2. събирам сведения, изследвам, разузнавам
    to INQUIRE into a crime разследвам престъпление
    3. осведомявам се, искам да yзнaя (about/after something)
    to INQUIRE after someone осведомявам се/питам как е някой
    to INQUIRE for something поисквам нещо, питам дали имат някаква стока
    to INQUIRE for someone искам да видя някого
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    {in'kwaiъ} v 1. запитвам, разпитвам, интересувам се (about);
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    осведомявам; питам; разпитвам; запитвам; интересувам се;
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    1. inquire within справки (надпис над врата, гише и пр.) 2. to inquire after someone осведомявам се/питам как е някой 3. to inquire for someone искам да видя някого 4. to inquire for something поисквам нещо, питам дали имат някаква стока 5. to inquire into a crime разследвам престъпление 6. to inquire the way of someone запитвам някого да ми покаже пътя 7. запитвам, разпитвам, интересувам се (about) 8. осведомявам се, искам да yзнaя (about/after something) 9. събирам сведения, изследвам, разузнавам
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    inquire[in´kwaiə] v 1. запитвам, разпитвам, интересувам се, осведомявам се, информирам се ( about); to \inquire the way of s.o. запитвам някого да ми покаже пътя; \inquire within за справка (надпис над врата, гише и пр.); 2. събирам сведения; изследвам; разузнавам; изследвам; to \inquire about ( after) осведомявам се за, питам за; to \inquire into изследвам, разследвам, изяснявам; to \inquire into a crime разследвам престъпление; 3.: to \inquire for s.th. (s.o.) поисквам нещо (да видя някого).

    English-Bulgarian dictionary > inquire

  • 3 inquire

    1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) preguntar
    2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) pedir información
    3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) preguntar por
    4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) preguntar por
    5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) preguntar, pedir
    6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) investigar, indagar, tratar de averiguar
    - make inquiries
    inquire vb preguntar / informarse
    tr[ɪn'kwaɪəSMALLr/SMALL]
    1 formal use (ask) preguntar
    1 (ask for information) preguntar ( about, por); (find out) averiguar ( about, -), informarse ( about, de)
    I'll inquire preguntaré, me informaré
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    to inquire something of somebody preguntar algo a alguien
    'Inquire within' "Razón aquí"
    inquire [ɪn'kwaɪr] v, - quired ; - quiring vt
    : preguntar, informarse de, inquirir
    he inquired how to get in: preguntó como entrar
    1) ask: preguntar, informarse
    to inquire about: informarse sobre
    to inquire after (someone): preguntar por (alguien)
    2)
    to inquire into investigate: investigar, inquirir sobre
    v.
    averiguar v.
    preguntar v.

    1.
    BrE enquire ɪn'kwaɪr, ɪn'kwaɪə(r) transitive verb preguntar, inquirir* (frml)

    to inquire something FROM o (BrE) OF somebody (frml) — preguntarle algo a alguien


    2.
    vi preguntar, informarse

    to inquire ABOUT somethinginformarse or preguntar acerca de or sobre algo

    to inquire AFTER somebody/something — (frml) preguntar por alguien/algo

    to inquire INTO something — investigar* algo

    [ɪn'kwaɪǝ(r)]
    1.

    to inquire when/whether... — preguntar cuándo/si...

    2.

    to inquire about sth — preguntar por algo, informarse de algo

    I am inquiring about your advertisement in today's paper (by phone) llamo para preguntar acerca de su anuncio en el periódico de hoy

    to inquire after or for or about sb — preguntar por algn

    she inquired after your health — preguntó por tu salud, preguntó qué tal andabas de salud

    to inquire into sthinvestigar or indagar algo

    inquire at No. 14 — razón: en el n o 14

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    1.
    BrE enquire [ɪn'kwaɪr, ɪn'kwaɪə(r)] transitive verb preguntar, inquirir* (frml)

    to inquire something FROM o (BrE) OF somebody (frml) — preguntarle algo a alguien


    2.
    vi preguntar, informarse

    to inquire ABOUT somethinginformarse or preguntar acerca de or sobre algo

    to inquire AFTER somebody/something — (frml) preguntar por alguien/algo

    to inquire INTO something — investigar* algo

    English-spanish dictionary > inquire

  • 4 inquire

    1. I
    when I don't know I inquire когда я не знаю, я спрашиваю
    2. III
    inquire smth. inquire a person's name (the time, the reason of his long absence, one's way, the price of smth., etc.) спрашивать, как зовут кого-л. и т. д., выяснять чье-л. имя и т. д.
    3. IV
    inquire smth. in some manner inquire smth. boldly (bluntly, curtly, officially, cautiously, skeptically, mischievously, incredulously, curiously, solicitously, etc.) смело и т. д. спрашивать о чем-л. /выяснять что-л./
    4. XI 5. XVI
    1) inquire about fatter) smth., smb. inquire about tile matter (about trains to London, about rooms, about the thing, about the battle, about his welfare, about his doings, about him, etc.) осведомляться /справляться, спрашивать/ об этом деле и т. д., интересоваться этим делом и т. д.; everybody is inquiring about her ею все интересуются, все спрашивают о ней; inquire after a sick friend (after his mother, after the family, after smb.'s health, etc.) справляться о больном друге и т. д., inquire into smth. inquire into the affair (into the circumstances, into smb.'s past, more deeply into the matter, etc.) выяснять это дело и т. д.; inquire into a crime (into the cause of smb.'s sudden death, into the accident, etc.) расследовать преступление и т. д., вести расследование преступления и т. д., let's inquire into the truth of the matter давайте разузнаем, в чем действительно дело; inquire at some place inquire at the post office (at the station, etc.) спрашивать / наводить справки/ на почте и т. д.
    2) inquire for smth. inquire for a particular book (for the goods in a shop, for a room, etc.) просить дать определенную книгу и т.д., разыскивать определенную книгу и т. д.; inquire for smb. inquire for the manager (for the doctor, for someone called "Toby", etc.) спрашивать /просить вызвать/ администратора и т. д., I am the person you inquire for я как раз тот человек, которого вы спрашиваете
    6. XXV
    inquire what... (where..., etc.) inquire what is happening (what he wants, where to wait, what time the train would start, if she had any literature on the subject, whether he had to look after the luggage, etc.) выяснять /интересоваться/, что происходит и т. д.

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > inquire

  • 5 inquire

    1. intransitive verb
    1) (make search) Untersuchungen anstellen ( into über + Akk.)
    2) (seek information) sich erkundigen (about, after nach, of bei)
    2. transitive verb
    sich erkundigen nach, fragen nach [Weg, Namen]
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    1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) fragen
    2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) sich erkundigen
    3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) sich erkundigen
    4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) fragen
    5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) fragen
    6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) untersuchen
    - academic.ru/38347/inquiry">inquiry
    - make inquiries
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    in·quire
    vt, vi esp AM see enquire
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    [In'kwaɪə(r)]
    1. vt
    the time, a name, the way sich erkundigen nach, fragen nach

    he inquired what/whether/when etc... — er erkundigte sich or fragte, was/ob/wann etc...

    2. vi
    sich erkundigen (about nach), fragen (about nach, wegen)

    "inquire within" — "Näheres im Geschäft"

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    inquire [ınˈkwaıə(r)]
    A v/t sich erkundigen nach, erfragen ( beide:
    of sb bei jemandem)
    B v/i
    1. ( of sb bei jemandem) (nach)fragen, sich erkundigen ( beide:
    after, for nach;
    about wegen), Erkundigungen einziehen ( about über akk, wegen):
    inquire after sb sich nach jemandem oder jemandes Befinden erkundigen;
    be much inquired after ( oder for) sehr gefragt oder begehrt sein;
    “inquire within” „Näheres im Hause (zu erfragen)“
    2. Untersuchungen anstellen, nachforschen:
    inquire into sth etwas untersuchen oder prüfen oder erforschen
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    1. intransitive verb
    1) (make search) Untersuchungen anstellen ( into über + Akk.)
    2) (seek information) sich erkundigen (about, after nach, of bei)
    2. transitive verb
    sich erkundigen nach, fragen nach [Weg, Namen]
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    (about, after) v.
    sich erkundigen (nach) v. v.
    abfragen v.
    erfragen v.
    erkundigen v.
    nachforschen v.

    English-german dictionary > inquire

  • 6 inquire

    1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) spørre om, forespørre
    2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) forhøre seg om
    3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) spørre hvordan det står til
    4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) spørre om, henvende seg til
    5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) spørre etter
    6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) undersøke, etterforske
    - make inquiries
    verb \/ɪnˈkwaɪə\/ eller enquire
    1) spørre, høre om, spørre etter, forhøre seg, stille spørsmål
    2) henvende seg
    3) utrede, undersøke
    4) ( sjelden) søke
    beg to inquire be om å få vite
    inquire about\/after\/concerning spørre om, spørre angående
    I would like to inquire after Mr. Smith, one of your patients
    jeg vil gjerne spørre hvordan det står til med Mr. Smith, en av pasientene deres
    inquire at henvende seg til
    the ad said to inquire at Mr.Scott's
    inquired for spurt etter, søkt etter
    inquire for spørre etter
    inquire for somebody be om å få snakke med noen
    inquire into undersøke, etterforske, forske i, utrede
    inquire of somebody forhøre seg hos noen, spørre (hos) noen

    English-Norwegian dictionary > inquire

  • 7 after

    {'а:ftə}
    I. 1. след, подир, зад
    the day AFTER tomorrow вдругиден
    2. относно, за
    to inquire/ask AFTER someone питам/интересувам се за някого, търся някого
    3. по, според, съгласно, като, по подобие на
    painting AFTER Rembrandt рисунка в стила на Рембранд
    AFTER a fashion някак си, криво-ляво
    man AFTER my own heart човек по моя вкус
    I was named AFTER my grandfather кръстен съм на дядо си
    AFTER you минете вие пръв
    AFTER all въпреки всичко/това, все пак, в края на краищата
    II. 1. след това, после, по-късно, впоследствие
    2. подир, отзад, назад
    III. cj след като
    IV. 1. по-късен, следващ
    in AFTER years по-късно, след това, в бъдеще
    2. мор. заден
    AFTER cabins задни кабини
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    {'а:ftъ} prep. 1. след, подир; зад; the day after tomorrow вдругиден. (2) adv 1. след това, после, по-късно; впоследствие: {3} cj след като. {4} а 1. по-късен, следващ; in after years по-късно, след това;
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    съгласно; според; следващ; след; отзад; после; относно; последващ; впоследствие; грижа се; зад;
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    1. after a fashion някак си, криво-ляво 2. after all въпреки всичко/това, все пак, в края на краищата 3. after cabins задни кабини 4. after you минете вие пръв 5. i was named after my grandfather кръстен съм на дядо си 6. i. след, подир, зад 7. ii. след това, после, по-късно, впоследствие 8. iii. cj след като 9. in after years по-късно, след това, в бъдеще 10. iv. по-късен, следващ 11. man after my own heart човек по моя вкус 12. painting after rembrandt рисунка в стила на Рембранд 13. the day after tomorrow вдругиден 14. to inquire/ask after someone питам/интересувам се за някого, търся някого 15. мор. заден 16. относно, за 17. по, според, съгласно, като, по подобие на 18. подир, отзад, назад
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    after[´a:ftə] I. prep 1. след, подир, зад; най-накрая; day \after day ежедневно, постоянно, ден след ден; time \after time постоянно, непрестанно; \after all все пак, в края на краищата; след всичко; 2. относно, за; to inquire \after a person интересувам се за (питам за, търся) някого; 3. по, според, съгласно; като; по подобие на; \after the European fashion по европейски (образец); \after Raphael по (подобие на) Рафаело; 4. на; he was named \after his uncle той бе кръстен на чичо си; 5. въпреки, при все че, и след; \after all our help he still went the wrong way въпреки помощта, която му оказахме, той пак сбърка; what is he \after ? какво цели (иска) той? to be \after s.o. следя (дебна) някого; \after o.'s heart ( soul) по сърце, по душа; \after sight търг. на предявяване (за полица); the day \after tomorrow в други ден; to look \after грижа се за; to take \after приличам на по характер), метнал съм се на; II. adv 1. впоследствие; след това, по-късно, после; the weekend \after следващия уикенд; 2. подир, отзад; the dog came tumbling \after кучето нахълта подире; III. cj след като; \after he went away, we discussed the situation след като той си замина, ние обсъдихме положението; IV. adj 1. по-късен, следващ, последващ; 2. заден; \after cabin задна каюта.

    English-Bulgarian dictionary > after

  • 8 inquire

    v. informeren; vragen; nagaan; onderzoeken; vragen (naar); verhoren
    inquire, enquire
    [ inkwajjə]
    voorbeelden:
    1   inquire after/for someone naar iemands gezondheid informeren
         inquire concerning/about/upon something informeren naar iets
         inquire for something/someone om iets/naar iemand vragen
         inquire of someone bij iemand informeren

    English-Dutch dictionary > inquire

  • 9 inquire

    [ɪn'kwaɪə(r)] 1.
    verbo transitivo chiedere, domandare
    2.
    verbo intransitivo informarsi, chiedere informazioni ( about su)

    to inquire after sb. — chiedere notizie di qcn., informarsi su qcn.

    to inquire into (ask for information about) informarsi su; (research) fare ricerche su; amm. dir. indagare su

    "inquire within" — "rivolgersi all'interno"

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    1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) domandare, chiedere
    2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) informarsi
    3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) chiedere notizie di
    4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) chiedere
    5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) chiedere
    6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) indagare
    - make inquiries
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    [ɪn'kwaɪə(r)] 1.
    verbo transitivo chiedere, domandare
    2.
    verbo intransitivo informarsi, chiedere informazioni ( about su)

    to inquire after sb. — chiedere notizie di qcn., informarsi su qcn.

    to inquire into (ask for information about) informarsi su; (research) fare ricerche su; amm. dir. indagare su

    "inquire within" — "rivolgersi all'interno"

    English-Italian dictionary > inquire

  • 10 inquire

    1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) perguntar
    2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) pedir informações
    3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) perguntar por
    4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) perguntar por
    5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) perguntar por
    6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) investigar
    - 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.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > inquire

  • 11 inquire

    [ɪn'kwaɪə(r)] 1. vi
    pytać (zapytać perf or spytać perf)
    2. vt

    to inquire (about)pytać (zapytać perf or spytać perf) o +acc

    to inquire when/where/whether — dowiadywać się, kiedy/gdzie/czy

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) pytać
    2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) zasięgać informacji
    3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) dowiadywać się
    4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) dopytywać się
    5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) pytać się
    6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) badać
    - make inquiries

    English-Polish dictionary > inquire

  • 12 inquire

    1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) vprašati
    2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) poizvedovati
    3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) pozanimati se
    4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) pozanimati se
    5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) povpraševati
    6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) raziskovati
    - make inquiries
    * * *
    [inkwáiə]
    1.
    transitive verb
    poizvedovati, preiskovati ( into); vprašati, povpraševati;
    2.
    intransitive verb
    poizvedovati (of s.o. pri kom); raziskovati, izpraševati, pozanimati se (after, for za, about, concerning o)
    to inquire into — raziskovati, (temeljito) sprašati, izpraševati

    English-Slovenian dictionary > inquire

  • 13 inquire

    1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) spørge
    2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) forhøre sig
    3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) forhøre sig om
    4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) spørge efter
    5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) spørge efter
    6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) undersøge; efterforske
    - make inquiries
    * * *
    1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) spørge
    2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) forhøre sig
    3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) forhøre sig om
    4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) spørge efter
    5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) spørge efter
    6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) undersøge; efterforske
    - make inquiries

    English-Danish dictionary > inquire

  • 14 inquire

    1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) spyrja um
    2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) spyrjast fyrir um
    3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) grennslast fyrir um
    4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) spyrja um
    5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) spyrjast fyrir um
    6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) grennslast fyrir um, rannsaka
    - make inquiries

    English-Icelandic dictionary > inquire

  • 15 inquire

    érdeklődik, tudakozódik, vizsgálatot folytat
    * * *
    1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) (meg)kérdez, (meg)érdeklődik)
    2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) tudakozódik
    3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) érdeklődik
    4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) keres (vkit)
    5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) keres (vmit)
    6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) vizsgálatot folytat
    - make inquiries

    English-Hungarian dictionary > inquire

  • 16 inquire

    v. sormak, soru sormak, soruşturmak, araştırmak
    * * *
    1. araştır 2. bilgi al 3. sor
    * * *
    1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) sormak
    2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) bilgi edinmek
    3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) hâl ve hatırını sormak
    4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) istemek
    5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) sormak
    6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) araştırmak, tahkik etmek
    - make inquiries

    English-Turkish dictionary > inquire

  • 17 inquire

    • tutkia
    • tunnustella
    • etsiä
    • udella
    • urkkia
    • tentata
    • tiedustella
    • tiedustaa
    • perätä
    • kysyä
    • kysellä
    • kuulla
    • kuulustella
    • kysyä jtkn
    * * *
    1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) tiedustella
    2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) tiedustella
    3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) tiedustella
    4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) tiedustella
    5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) tiedustella
    6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) tutkia
    - make inquiries

    English-Finnish dictionary > inquire

  • 18 inquire

    1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) pajautāt
    2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) pajautāt; ievākt ziņas
    3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) apjautāties (par kāda veselību, labklājību)
    4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) jautāt (pēc kāda)
    5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) jautāt (pēc kaut kā)
    6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) pētīt
    - make inquiries
    * * *
    pajautāt

    English-Latvian dictionary > inquire

  • 19 inquire

    1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) klausti
    2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) teirautis, klausti
    3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) pasiteirauti
    4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) klausti, prašyti
    5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) klausti, prašyti
    6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) tirti
    - make inquiries

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > inquire

  • 20 inquire

    v. fråga; göra efterfrågningar; höra sig för; fråga (efter); utreda
    * * *
    1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) fråga om (efter)
    2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) fråga om
    3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) höra sig för om
    4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) fråga efter
    5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) fråga efter
    6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) undersöka, forska i, utreda
    - make inquiries

    English-Swedish dictionary > inquire

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