agent

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BrE /ˈeɪ.dʒənt/ AmE /ˈeɪ.dʒənt/

noun en → es

1 PERSON [C] B1

a person who is employed by a company or organization to do a particular job, especially selling things for the company

agente, representante

  • an agent of something

Collocations estate agent (realtor) · travel agent

  • She works as an estate agent.

    Ella trabaja como agente inmobiliario.

2 GOVERNMENT [C] B2

a government department or organization that deals with a particular type of work, such as law enforcement or immigration control

agencia gubernamental, departamento

  • an agent of something

Collocations Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

  • The FBI is a federal law enforcement agency.

    El FBI es una agencia de cumplimiento de la ley federal.

1 CHEMICAL [C] B2

a substance that causes or speeds up a particular process, especially in chemistry

agente químico, catalizador

  • an agent of something

Collocations catalytic agent · pollutant agent

  • The catalyst is an important chemical agent.

    El catalizador es un agente químico importante.

1 LEGAL [C] B2

a person who acts on behalf of another person or organization, especially in legal matters

agente legal, representante legal

  • an agent for somebody

Collocations legal agent · attorney-in-fact

  • He acts as a legal agent for his clients.

    Él actúa como agente legal para sus clientes.

1 ART [C] B2

a person who buys and sells works of art, especially paintings or sculptures

agente de arte, marchante

  • an agent for somebody

Collocations art dealer · gallery agent

  • She is an art agent who sells paintings.

    Ella es una agente de arte que vende pinturas.

1 LITERATURE [C] B2

a character in a story or play that helps the main character to achieve their goal, often by giving them advice or information

agente literario, personaje auxiliar

  • an agent in something

Collocations literary agent · plot device

  • The old man was the agent who helped him escape.

    El viejo fue el personaje que lo ayudó a escapar.

1 SPORT [C] B2

a person who represents athletes and helps them to get contracts or other opportunities in sports

agente deportivo, representante de atletas

  • an agent for somebody

Collocations sports agent · player's agent

  • He is a sports agent who represents many famous athletes.

    Él es un agente deportivo que representa a muchos atletas famosos.

1 BUSINESS [C] B2

a person or company that acts as an intermediary between buyers and sellers, especially in the sale of goods or services

agente comercial, intermediario

  • an agent for something

Collocations business agent · commercial agent

  • The company has a business agent in every country.

    La empresa tiene un agente comercial en cada país.