examiner
French → English
(investigation) To look at or study something very carefully to discover information; to scrutinize / inspect
Le secrétaire examinait le document avec une attention soutenue.
(English) The secretary was inspecting the document with sustained attention.
Nous devons examiner ce mécanisme pour comprendre comment il bouge.
(English) We must inspect this mechanism to understand how it moves.
(education) To test a student's knowledge or proficiency in a subject; to test / examine
Le professeur a examiné les candidats au brevet ce matin.
(English) The teacher examined the candidates for the certificate this morning.
L'étudiant fut sérieusement examiné pendant plus de deux heures.
(English) The student was seriously examined for more than two hours.
Entry ID: fr:en:examiner · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary