recherche
English edit
Adjective edit
recherche (comparative more recherche, superlative most recherche)
- Alternative form of recherché
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French recherche.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
recherche f (uncountable)
- criminal-investigation unit or department of a police force
- criminal investigation, detective work
- (obsolete) research
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Deverbal from rechercher (“to research”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ʁə.ʃɛʁʃ/
Audio (France, Paris) (file) - Homophones: recherchent, recherches
- Hyphenation: re‧cherche
Noun edit
recherche f (plural recherches)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Verb edit
recherche
- inflection of rechercher:
Further reading edit
- “recherche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.