What does agent in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word agent in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use agent in French.

The word agent in French means factor, agent, agent, cause, public sector worker, administrator, administrative agent, sworn official, bleacher, sales representative, sales agent, accountant, accounting officer, receptionist, administrative officer, insurance broker, insurance representative, insurance broker, insurance agent, caretaker, customer service agent, customer service assistant, operations manager, production scheduler, foreign exchange broker, foreign exchange dealer, receptionist, clerk, help desk adviser, preserving agent, preservative, train dispatcher, traffic officer, traffic police officer, supervisor, foreman, team leader, cleaner, police officer, manual handler, cargo handler, operations assistant, travel agent, data entry employee, security guard, hospital cleaner, shipping agent, travel agent, double agent, economic agent, exclusive agent, federal agent, insurance agent, insurance broker, estate agent, real estate agent, literary agent, shipping agent, wetting agent, municipal officer, Agent Orange, pathogen, agent provocateur, secret agent, sports agent, sports promoter, surfactant agent, surface-active agent, agent, insulting behaviour. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word agent

factor

nom masculin (facteur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le vent et la pluie sont des agents de l'érosion.
Wind and rain are factors in erosion.

agent

(mandataire, représentant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Michel est un agent du gouvernement américain.
Mike is a US government agent.

agent

(représentant d'un artiste) (for an actor etc.)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour prendre contact avec cet artiste j'appelle son agent.
To get in touch with the performer, I call his agent.

cause

nom masculin (élément, cause)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a été l'agent déclencheur des manifestations.
He was the cause of the demonstrations.

public sector worker

(employé de la fonction publique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

administrator, administrative agent

nom masculin (fonctionnaire de base)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sworn official

nom masculin (agent officiellement reconnu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bleacher

nom masculin (détergent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sales representative, sales agent

nom masculin (vendeur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Notre agent commercial vous rendra visite la semaine prochaine pour préparer votre commande.
Our sales representative will visit you next week to put your order together.

accountant, accounting officer

nom masculin (direction : responsable des comptes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

receptionist

nom masculin (réceptionniste)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

administrative officer

nom masculin (fonctionnaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

insurance broker, insurance representative

nom masculin (assureur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'agent d'assurance place ses contrats auprès de la clientèle.

insurance broker, insurance agent

nom masculin (assureur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

caretaker

nom masculin (laveur) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

customer service agent, customer service assistant

nom masculin (réceptionniste)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

operations manager

nom masculin (chef de chantier, de site)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

production scheduler

nom masculin (chargé de méthode et production)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

foreign exchange broker, foreign exchange dealer

nom masculin (monnaie : [qqn] changeant les devises)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un agent de change a un kiosque dans cette rue.
A foreign exchange broker has a kiosk on this street.

receptionist, clerk, help desk adviser

nom masculin (hôte d'accueil)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

preserving agent, preservative

nom masculin (conservateur alimentaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

train dispatcher

nom masculin (opérateur du trafic ferroviaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

traffic officer, traffic police officer

nom masculin (policier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

supervisor, foreman, team leader

nom masculin (contremaître)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans son usine, Pierre est responsable d'une équipe ; il est agent de maîtrise.
In his factory, Peter is in charge of a team; he is the supervisor.

cleaner

nom masculin (employé chargé du ménage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

police officer

(policier de base)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

manual handler, cargo handler, operations assistant

nom masculin (logistique : manutentionnaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

travel agent

nom masculin (agent de voyages)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans une agence de voyages, l'agent de réservation conseille la clientèle.

data entry employee

nom masculin (employé travaillant par ordinateur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

security guard

nom masculin (employé chargé de surveiller)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hospital cleaner

nom masculin (employé de base d'un hôpital) (cleaning)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

shipping agent

nom masculin (employé dans le transport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jean a trouvé un poste d'agent de transit.

travel agent

nom masculin ([qqn] vendant des voyages)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

double agent

nom masculin (espion ayant 2 employeurs concurrents)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

economic agent

nom masculin (intervenant de l'économie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les ménages sont les agents économiques les plus nombreux.

exclusive agent

nom masculin (agent ayant un monopole)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'agent exclusif ne s'occupe que d'un seul type de produit.

federal agent

nom masculin (agent de l'État)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

insurance agent, insurance broker

nom masculin (professionnel indépendant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un agent général d'assurance est un intermédiaire mandaté par plusieurs compagnies d'assurances.

estate agent, real estate agent

nom masculin (vendeur d'habitations)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai fait appel à un agent immobilier pour me trouver la maison de mes rêves. Les agents immobiliers ont souvent affaire aux notaires.
I hired an estate agent to find me the house of my dreams. Estate agents often work with solicitors.

literary agent

nom masculin (intermédiaire d'édition)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'agent littéraire négocie les droits d'auteurs avec les éditeurs.

shipping agent

nom masculin (représentant d'armateur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'agent maritime s'occupe entre autres des escales.

wetting agent

nom masculin (molécule amphiphile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

municipal officer

nom masculin (employé de Mairie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Agent Orange

nom masculin (arme chimique : défoliant) (chemical weapon)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'agent orange fut utilisé au Viêt Nam par les États-Unis.

pathogen

nom masculin (facteur de maladie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le froid est un agent pathogène.

agent provocateur

nom masculin (policier suscitant des actes illégaux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

secret agent

nom masculin (espion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sports agent, sports promoter

nom masculin (impresario de sportif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'agent sportif organise la signature du contrat entre un joueur et un club.

surfactant agent, surface-active agent

nom masculin (produit de nettoyage) (cleaning product)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les détergents sont des agents tensioactifs de nettoyage.

agent

nom masculin (voix passive : sujet réel) (Grammar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans la phrase « La souris a été mangée par le chat », le complément d'agent est « le chat ».

insulting behaviour

nom masculin (délit contre une autorité) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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