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The systematic search for and collection of information on a specific topic, often for journalistic, academic, or professional purposes.
Für ihren Artikel hat die Journalistin eine wochenlange Recherche betrieben.
For her article, the journalist carried out weeks of research.
'Die Recherche' (research) is a loanword from French, where 'la recherche' means 'die Suche' (the search) or 'die Forschung' (research). This explains the pronunciation and spelling, which are unusual for German.
Ohne eine gute Recherche ist der Bericht wertlos.
Without good research, the report is worthless.
'Recherche' is often used with certain verbs that describe the process. Typical combinations are 'eine Recherche durchführen' (to carry out research), 'Recherche betreiben' (to conduct research), or the related verb 'recherchieren' (to research).
Für seine Doktorarbeit musste er umfangreiche Recherchen betreiben.
For his doctoral thesis, he had to conduct extensive research.
To describe the scope or quality of the search, 'Recherche' is often combined with adjectives such as 'gründlich' (thorough), 'umfangreich' (extensive), or 'sorgfältig' (careful).
Nach sorgfältiger Recherche fand er die entscheidenden Dokumente.
After careful research, he found the decisive documents.
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Die Suche and die Recherche can both refer to deliberately finding information. Suche is the general term for actively looking, while Recherche means systematically collecting and checking information on a topic. Recherche is usually more appropriate for thorough professional or journalistic work.
Für den Zeitungsartikel machte sie eine gründliche Recherche zum Thema.
She carried out thorough research on the topic for the newspaper article.
Bei der Suche nach Informationen las sie mehrere Artikel im Internet.
While searching for information, she read several articles online.
