questioning

questioning
['kwestʃənɪŋ] 1.
nome
1) (of person) interrogazione f., domande f.pl.; (relentless) interrogatorio m.

he is wanted for questioning in connection with the explosion — lo si ricerca per interrogarlo sull'esplosione

under questioning — sotto interrogatorio

a line of questioning — una serie di domande mirate

2) (of criteria, values) (il) mettere in dubbio
2.
aggettivo
1) [look, tone] indagatore, interrogativo
2) [techniques, tactics] di fare domande, d'interrogare; (by police, judge) di fare gli interrogatori
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questioning /ˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ/
A n. [u]
interrogatorio (della polizia, ecc.)
B a.
1 interrogativo; di domanda; interrogante: a questioning look, uno sguardo interrogativo
2 indagatore: a questioning mind, una mente indagatrice.
* * *
['kwestʃənɪŋ] 1.
nome
1) (of person) interrogazione f., domande f.pl.; (relentless) interrogatorio m.

he is wanted for questioning in connection with the explosion — lo si ricerca per interrogarlo sull'esplosione

under questioning — sotto interrogatorio

a line of questioning — una serie di domande mirate

2) (of criteria, values) (il) mettere in dubbio
2.
aggettivo
1) [look, tone] indagatore, interrogativo
2) [techniques, tactics] di fare domande, d'interrogare; (by police, judge) di fare gli interrogatori

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