Engelsk navneord: agent |
| 1. | agent (om ting) an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Their research uncovered new disease agents.
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| Mindre specifikke termer | causal agency, causal agent, cause |
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| Mere specifikke termer | biohazard, biological agent, eliminator, enlivener, impairer, infectious agent, infective agent, invigorator, lethal agent, motor, mutagen, pressor, quickener, relaxer, represser, repressor, retardant, retardation, retardent, satisfier, shortener, stressor, teratogen, transmitter, vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor, vector, weakener |
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| 2. | agent (om person) a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | representative |
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| Mere specifikke termer | bailee, booker, booking agent, business agent, deputy, employment agent, freight agent, general agent, government agent, handler, intelligence agent, intelligence officer, literary agent, mill agent, next friend, operative, parliamentary agent, placeholder, procurator, proxy, purchasing agent, secret agent, shipping agent, shopper, special agent, surrogate, talent agent, universal agent |
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| 3. | agent (om masse el. substans) a substance that exerts some force or effect |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | causal agency, causal agent, cause, substance |
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| Mere specifikke termer | alkaliser, alkalizer, antacid, antiacid, antiflatulent, antifungal, antifungal agent, antimicrobial, antimicrobic, antimycotic, antimycotic agent, bacteriostat, blanching agent, bleach, bleaching agent, chemical agent, coagulant, coagulator, coolant, diluent, dilutant, disinfectant, drug, emmenagogue, fungicide, galactagogue, gastric antacid, germicide, hypnagogue, hypoglycaemic agent, hypoglycemic agent, inducer, lactifuge, lactogen, mitogen, nerve agent, nerve gas, precipitant, solvating agent, thinner, vermicide, viricide, virucide, whitener |
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| 4. | agent (om person) a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | broker, factor |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | bourgeois, businessperson |
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| Mere specifikke termer | auctioneer, estate agent, general agent, house agent, insurance agent, insurance broker, investment banker, land agent, real estate agent, real estate broker, ship broker, stockbroker, syndic, travel agent, underwriter, underwriter |
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| Tilhører disse overordnede termer | brokerage, brokerage firm, securities firm |
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| 5. | agent (om person) any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | federal agent |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | functionary, official |
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| Mere specifikke termer | Fed, Federal, federal official, Indian agent, trustbuster |
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| 6. | agent (om kommunikation) the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | agentive role |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | participant role, semantic role |
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