agente

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See also: a gente

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From agent +‎ -e or borrowed from French agente.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌaːˈɣɛn.tə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: agen‧te

Noun[edit]

agente f (plural agentes, diminutive agentje n, masculine agent)

  1. female police officer
  2. female spy

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From agent +‎ -e.

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Noun[edit]

agente f (plural agentes)

  1. female equivalent of agent

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Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aˈd͡ʒɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: a‧gèn‧te

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin agentem.

Noun[edit]

agente m (plural agenti)

  1. agent, representative
  2. constable, low rank police officer, from "polizia"
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Descendants[edit]
  • Turkish: acente

Etymology 2[edit]

Participle[edit]

agente (plural agenti)

  1. present participle of agire

Further reading[edit]

  • agente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin[edit]

Participle[edit]

agente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of agēns

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin agente.

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Noun[edit]

agente m or f by sense (plural agentes)

  1. agent (one who exerts power)
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Etymology 2[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

agente

  1. Misspelling of a gente.

Romanian[edit]

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Noun[edit]

agente f pl

  1. plural of agentă

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin agentem, present active participle of agō.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aˈxente/ [aˈxẽn̪.t̪e]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: a‧gen‧te

Noun[edit]

agente m or f by sense (plural agentes)

  1. agent
    Es agente de una gran compañía de seguros.
    He's an agent for a big insurance company.
  2. police officer, policeman, policewoman
    Synonyms: policía, agente de policía
    Pregunte al agente dónde está la plaza de Santiago.
    Ask the policeman where St. James' Square is.

Noun[edit]

agente m (plural agentes)

  1. (linguistics) agent

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