Scrutiny

/ˈskruːtɪni/ noun

Definition

critical observation or examination; close and careful inspection

Etymology

From Latin scrutinium, from scrutari (to search), related to scruta (trash, rummage)

Kelly Says

The word originally meant searching through trash or rummage - so when something's under scrutiny, it's getting the thorough rummage treatment!

Translations

AFAfrikaans
ondersoek
on-der-SOOK
AMአማርኛ
መመርመር
memermer
ARالعربية
تدقيق
tad-QEEQ
BGБългарски
преглед
preg-LED
BNবাংলা
পরীক্ষা
po-rik-sha
CACatalà
escrutini
es-kru-TEE-ni
CSČeština
zkoumání
zkou-MAA-ni
DADansk
granskning
GRAN-skning
DEDeutsch
Prüfung
PRU-fung
ELΕλληνικά
εξεταστική
ex-e-tas-ti-KI
ESEspañol
escrutinio
es-kru-TEE-nyo
ETEesti
uurimine
uu-RI-mi-ne
EUEuskara
azterketa
az-ter-KE-ta
FAفارسی
بررسی
bar-re-si
FISuomi
tarkastelu
tar-kas-TE-lu
FRFrançais
examen
eg-za-MAN
GLGalego
escrutinio
es-kru-TEE-nyo
HEעברית
בחינה
be-khi-NA
HIहिन्दी
जांच
jaanch
HRHrvatski
pregled
preg-LED
HUMagyar
megvizsgálás
meg-viz-sgaa-LAASH
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemeriksaan
pe-me-rik-sa-an
ITItaliano
scrutinio
skru-TEE-nyo
JA日本語
精査
sei-sa
KO한국어
정밀 조사
jeong-mil jo-sa
LTLietuvių
apžiūra
ap-ZHIU-ra
LVLatviešu
pārbaude
paar-BAU-de
MNМонгол
шалгалт
shalgalt
MSBahasa Melayu
pemeriksaan
pe-me-rik-sa-an
MYမြန်မာ
စစ်ဆေးမှု
sit-hsay-hmu
NLNederlands
onderzoek
on-der-ZOOK
NONorsk
granskning
GRAN-skning
PLPolski
badanie
ba-DA-nye
PTPortuguês
escrutínio
es-kru-TEE-nyo
RORomână
scrutin
skru-TIN
RUРусский
тщательная проверка
t-shcha-tel'-na-ya pro-VER-ka
SKSlovenčina
skúmanie
SKOO-ma-ni-ye
SLSlovenščina
pregled
preg-LED
SRСрпски
преглед
preg-led
SVSvenska
granskning
GRAN-skning
SWKiswahili
ukaguzi
u-ka-gu-ZI
TAதமிழ்
ஆராய்ச்சி
aa-raai-chi
TEతెలుగు
పరిశీలన
pa-ri-shee-la-na
THไทย
การตรวจสอบ
kan truat sop
TRTürkçe
inceleme
in-je-le-ME
UKУкраїнська
ретельне вивчення
retel'-ne vi-vchen-nya
URاردو
جانچ
jaanch
VITiếng Việt
sự xem xét
su xem xet
ZH中文
仔细审查
zǐ xì shěn chá

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