Thread: запрос

When you say "Please, give me something" it is просьба.

Originally Posted by Dmitry Khomitchuk

When you say "Please, give me something" it is просьба.

Again, it sounds like "appeal" (although this word has a slight sense of formality). I just thought you said that 'просьба = please'

"Запрос" is more like an official request one organization sends to another one, something like: "Please provide me the data for the last year...".

My dictionary says it is "letter of inquiry".

Another meaning of "запрос" (though it is related to the "letter of inquiry"), it can just mean "inquiry" in the context like "поисковый запрос в Google".

So, generally it's "inquiry".