recherche
English
Adjective
recherche (comparative more recherche, superlative most recherche)
- Alternative form of recherché.
See also
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French recherche.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rəˈʃɛr.ʒə/, /ˌreːˈʃɛr.ʒə/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: re‧cher‧che
- Rhymes: -ɛrʒə
Noun
recherche f (uncountable)
- criminal-investigation unit or department of a police force
- criminal investigation, detective work
- (obsolete) research
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Indonesian: reserse (“criminal investigator”)
- → Papiamentu: reshèrsh, reshèrshi, reshèrshe, reshèrzje
- → West Frisian: resjerzje
French
Etymology
Deverbal from rechercher (“to research”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁə.ʃɛʁʃ/
Audio (Paris): (file) - Homophones: recherchent, recherches
- Hyphenation: re‧cherche
Noun
recherche f (plural recherches)
Derived terms
Descendants
Verb
recherche
- inflection of rechercher:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “recherche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.