Kilo Lingo

l'

masculine

/a.ʒɑ̃/

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Translation

agent, officer

Word origin

From Latin agens ('doing, acting'), the present participle of agere ('to do, to drive, to act').

Origin
Latin
Root
agere
English cognates
agent, act

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralagents

Examples

L' .

The police officer asked for his documents.

immobilier .

She has been working as a property agent for three years.

.

This agent knows his job very well.

L' frontière .

The secret agent managed to cross the border unseen.

'entretien .

A cleaning agent comes to clean the offices every evening.

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This word is part of lesson 9.