agent
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a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commissionsynonyms: agent commercialtypes:agent d'assurancesan agent who sells insuranceagent de changean agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bondstype of:homme d'affairesa capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
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a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizationssynonyms: agent commercial, intermédiairetypes:managersomeone who engages a person or company for performancesagent secreta person secretly employed in espionage for a governmentespion(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitorstype of:représentanta person who represents others
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a substance that exerts some force or effecttypes:antiacide, antiacide gastriquean agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach)agent chimiquean agent that produces chemical reactionsagent de refroidissementa fluid agent (gas or liquid) that produces cooling; especially one used to cool a system by transferring heat away from one part to anothergaz neurotoxiquea toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory systemanesthésiea drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensationsproduit intoxiquanta drug that can produce a state of intoxicationmédicament, médication(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of diseasedrogue, stupéfianta drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addictionpsychotropea drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptionsstimulanta drug that temporarily quickens some vital processinsulinehormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cellstensioactifa chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolvedtype of:causeany entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
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any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureausynonyms: agent fédéral
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the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agentsynonyms: déléguétypes:représentation légalepersonal representation that has legal statustype of:étatthe way something is with respect to its main attributes
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someone who engages a person or company for performancessynonyms: managertypes:type of:agent commercial, intermédiairea representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
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