Engelsk substantiv: 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 spesifikke uttrykk | causal agency, causal agent, cause |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | 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 spesifikke uttrykk | representative |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | 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 eller substans) a substance that exerts some force or effect |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | causal agency, causal agent, cause, substance |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | 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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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | broker, factor |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | bourgeois, businessperson |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | 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 uttrykkene | 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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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | federal agent |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | functionary, official |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | Fed, Federal, federal official, Indian agent, trustbuster |
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| 6. | agent (om kommunikasjon) the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | agentive role |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | participant role, semantic role |
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