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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