"agent" meaning in French

See agent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /a.ʒɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-agent.ogg Forms: agents [plural], agente [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French agent, from Latin agentem. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|agent|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French agent, {{inh+|fr|frm|agent}} Inherited from Middle French agent, {{der|fr|la|agēns|agentem}} Latin agentem Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} agent m (plural agents, feminine agente)
  1. agent Tags: masculine Derived forms: agent de police, agent de quartier, agent de sécurité, agent double, agent immobilier, agent orange, agent provocateur, agent secret, complément d’agent, nom d’agent Related terms: agence
    Sense id: en-agent-fr-noun-1PC8Wine Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for agent meaning in French (2.0kB)

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