agente

See also: a gente

Dutch

Etymology

From agent + -e or borrowed from French agente.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌaːˈɣɛn.tə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: agen‧te

Noun

agente f (plural agentes, diminutive agentje n, masculine agent)

  1. female police officer
  2. female spy

Synonyms


Italian

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: a‧gen‧te

Verb

agente

  1. present participle of agire

Noun

agente m (plural agenti)

  1. agent, representative
  2. constable, low rank police officier from "polizia"

Derived terms

Anagrams


Latin

Participle

agente

  1. inflection of agēns:
    1. ablative masculine singular
    2. ablative feminine singular
    3. ablative neuter singular

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Latin agente.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): [ɐˈʒẽtɨ]
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): [aˈʒẽtʃi]
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): [aˈʒẽte], [aˈʒente]
  • (Nordestino) IPA(key): [aˈʒẽti]
  • Hyphenation: a‧gen‧te
  • Homophone: a gente

Noun

agente m, f (plural agentes)

  1. agent (one who exerts power)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

agente

  1. Misspelling of a gente.

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈd͡ʒente/

Noun

agente f pl

  1. plural of agentă

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin agēns, present active participle of agō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈxente/, [aˈxẽn̪t̪e]
  • Hyphenation: a‧gen‧te

Noun

agente m or f (plural agentes)

  1. (also linguistics) agent
    Es agente de una gran compañía de seguros.
    He's an agent for a big insurance company.
  2. police officer, policeman, policewoman
    Pregunte al agente dónde está la plaza de Santiago.
    Ask the policeman where St. James' Square is.

Synonyms

  • (police officer): policía m or f, agente de policía m or f

Derived terms

Further reading

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