What does référent in French mean?

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

The word référent in French means point of contact, specialist, referent, refer to, refer it to, make reference to, refer to, referring doctor, academic advisor. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word référent

point of contact

([qqn] de référence) (person, department)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Christophe est le référent Linux du service.
Christopher is the department's point of contact for Linux.

specialist

adjectif (auquel on fait appel)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Paul est le technicien référent de ce domaine.
Paul is the specialist technician in this field.

referent

nom masculin (notion de linguistique) (Linguistics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le référent est l'objet, la personne, l'action réellement existant.
The referent is the object, person or action that actually exists.

refer to

verbe transitif indirect (faire référence à)

Tout cela réfère au temps où il n'y avait pas d'électricité.
All of this relates to the time when there wasn't electricity.

refer it to

verbe transitif indirect (faire appel à)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pour trouver la solution, il faut en référer aux autorités compétentes.
To find the solution you have to refer it to the competent authorities.

make reference to

verbe pronominal (se rapporter à)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce peintre se réfère beaucoup aux artistes du Moyen Âge.
He makes a lot of reference to artists of the Middle Ages.

refer to

verbe pronominal (recourir à)

Thomas s'en réfère à l'avis de son père.
He refers to his father's advice.

referring doctor

nom masculin (médecin traitant)

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

academic advisor

nom masculin (professeur apte à aider)

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

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