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agent [ˈeɪʤənt] N

1. agent:

agent (representative)
[Stell]vertreter(in) m (f)
agent (for artists)
Agent(in) m (f) <-en, -en>
insurance agent
Versicherungsvertreter(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>
travel agent
Reisebürokaufmann(-frau) m (f) <-(e)s, -männer [o. -leute]; -, -en>
travel agent (of package tours)
Reiseveranstalter(in) m (f) <-s, ->

2. agent (of a secret service):

agent
Agent(in) m (f) <-en, -en>
agent
Spion(in) m (f) <-s, -e; -, -nen>
enemy agent
feindlicher Agent/feindliche Agentin
secret [or undercover]agent
Geheimagent(in) m (f) <-en, -en; -, -nen>
secret [or undercover]agent
Undercoveragent(in) m (f)

3. agent (substance):

agent
Mittel nt <-s, ->
agent
Wirkstoff m <-(e)s, -e>
cleaning agent
Reinigungsmittel nt <-s, ->

4. agent (one that acts):

agent
Handelnde(r) f(m) <-n, -n; -n, -n>
to be a free agent
sein eigener Herr sein

5. agent (force):

agent
[Wirk]kraft f
agent
Ursache f <-, -n>
his greed was the agent of his own destruction
durch seine Gier richtete er sich selbst zugrunde
an agent of change
ein Motor m der Veränderung

6. agent LAW:

agent to receive process
Zustellungsbevollmächtigte(r) f(m) <-n, -n; -n, -n>

agent N

agent
Auftragnehmer(in)
agent
Vermittler(in)
agent
Vertreter(in)

active substance, agent N

active substance
Wirkstoff
OpenDict entry

agent N

agent LAW
Erfüllungsgehilfe m

agent ˈbank N Am FIN

agent bank
Agent-Bank f

Agent ˈOr·ange N no pl CHEM

Agent Orange
Agent Orange nt

agent pro·vo·ca·teur <pl agents provocateurs> [ˌæʒɑ͂:prəvɒkəˈtɜ:ʳ, Am ˌɑ:ʒɑ͂:proʊvɑ:kəˈtɜ:r] N

agent provocateur
Agent Provocateur m <- -, -s -s>
agent provocateur
Lockspitzel m <-s, -> pej

bright·en·ing agent [ˈbraɪtənɪŋ-] N CHEM

brightening agent
optischer Aufheller

ˈbusi·ness agent N Am

business agent
Gewerkschaftsfunktionär(in) m (f) <-s, -e; -, -nen>

ˈcar·ry·ing agent N

carrying agent
Spediteur(in) m (f) <-s, -e>
carrying agent
Transportunternehmer(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>

ˈclear·ing agent N CHEM

clearing agent
Klärmittel nt

com·mer·cial ˈagent N

commercial agent
Agent(in) m (f) <-en, -en>

com·ˈmis·sion agent N ECON

commission agent
Kommissionär(in) m (f) <-s, -e>

com·plex·ing agent [ˈkɒmpleksɪŋ, Am kɑ:mˈpleksɪŋ] N CHEM

complexing agent
Komplexbildner m

ˈcus·toms agent N

customs agent
Zollagent(in) m (f)