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la

feminine

/ʁəʃɛʁʃ/

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Translation

search, research; sought after

Word origin

From the verb rechercher ('to search for'), from the prefix re- and chercher ('to seek'), from Late Latin circare ('to go around'), from circus ('circle').

Origin
Latin
Root
circare
English cognates
research, search, circus

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Examples

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Medical research has made enormous progress over the past twenty years.

' fermeture l'.

He has been looking for work since the factory closed.

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The police are searching for the suspect who fled the crime scene.

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His search for happiness took him very far from home.

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Research on this virus is progressing very quickly.

est un nom feminin avec deux sens principaux : la recherche academique ou scientifique (faire de la recherche) et une quete ou une fouille (etre a la recherche de). En recherche signifie en quete de. Tres recherche (highly sought after) est un adjectif qualifiant.

Recherche et developpement (R&D) est un terme economique. Faire des recherches (to do research) et lance dans ses recherches (deep in his research) sont des constructions frequentes. Chercher est le verbe correspondant ; chercheur / chercheuse le nom du professionnel.

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This word is part of lesson 12.