l'
/a.ʒɑ̃s/
Translation
agency, branch
Word origin
From Latin agentia, a noun formed on agens, the present participle of agere ('to drive, to do, to act'). English 'agency' and 'agent' come from the same verb.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- agere
- English cognates
- agency, agent, act
Grammar
Examples
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She has been working in a travel agency for ten years.
L' .
The branch is closed between noon and two.
l' immobilière.
We found the flat through an estate agency.
L' démenti l' .
The press agency denied the report that evening.
l' , .
Drop by the branch tomorrow morning, they will give you the keys.
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