1 (inquiry) (by police, authorities, scientist) investigación; (f) the investigation into the causes of the accident la investigación sobre las causas del accidente; these allegations need further investigation estas acusaciones se tienen que investigar más a fondo
The investigation was eventually dropped and no charges were brought Karlov is also in charge of a major investigation into the murder managing director, ordered an internal investigation into leaks of sensitive information they have called for an investigation into chemicals used in packaging by the food industry they plan to launch an international investigation into the possible existence of a new virus the Cambridgeshire police carried out a major investigation into links between loyalist paramilitary groups and members of the security forces
2 (inspection, search) [of place, site] inspección; (f) [of document] examen; (m) (Med) exploración; (f) doctors carried out a simple investigation under local anaesthetic los médicos realizaron una simple exploración utilizando anestesia local
his investigation of the fridge yielded nothing very appetizing on further investigation we discovered the remains of an ancient burial site on further investigation I found that certain pages had been torn out of the book
3 (in-depth study) estudio; (m)of, into de Max Weber's work still stands as a starting-point for any investigation into the nature, meaning and purpose of the social sciences our conclusions are based on detailed investigation of all the facts accountants Peat Marwick were contracted to carry out a detailed investigation of the company's financial health and management structure investigations into the causes of poverty have shown that ...
