| Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| advertising agent | | agence de publicité nf |
| agent provocateur | | agent provocateur |
| author's agent | représentant de l'auteur | agent littéraire |
| be a free agent | | être libre de ses mouvements |
| book agent | | agent littéraire |
| booking agent n | (sb who arranges engagements for performers) | agent nm |
| | Booking agents find galleries for artists and runway shows for fashion models.. |
| | | impresario nm |
| business agent | | agent d'affaires |
| by agent | | par agent |
| cleaning agent n | (substance that cleans) | produit d'entretien, produit de nettoyage nm |
| | Supermarkets stock a bewildering range of cleaning agents, from old-fashioned soap to the latest detergent. |
| | | détergent nm |
| collection agent n | (debt collector) | agent de recouvrement nm |
| commercial agent | | agent commercial |
| commission agent | intermédiaire | commissionnaire nm |
| contact agent | personne - dans l'espionnage, le trafic | contact nm |
| control agent | | agent de contrôle |
| customs agent | | commissionnaire en douane |
| del credere agent | agent | ducroire nm |
| descaling agent | | détartrant nm |
| dispersal agent | chemistry chimie | dispersant nm |
| double agent n | (government spy) | agent double nm |
| | We didn't know that our spy was a double agent, also working for our enemy. |
| | Notre espion était un agent double, qui travaillait aussi pour l'ennemi. |
| estate agent n | UK (sb who sells property, real estate) | agent immobilier nm |
| | If you want to be an estate agent, you should first do a course on how to sell property. |
| | Les agents immobiliers n'ont pas toujours bonne réputation. |
| export agent | | agent d'exportation nm |
| food colouring agent | | colorant alimentaire |
| forwarding agent | commerce commerce | expéditionnaire nmf |
| forwarding agent | | groupeur nm |
| free agent n | (sb independent) fig | électron libre nm |
| | fig | cavalier seul nm |
| free agent n | (sports: player not bound by contract) | joueur (pilote, coureur, cycliste, etc.) sans contrat nm |
| | His contract with the Yankees has expired so now he is a free agent, hoping another team will pick him up. |
| gelling agent | | gélifiant nm |
| general agent | | agent général |
| glazing agent n | (substance used to varnish) | vernis nm |
| halogenated agent | Chimie | halogéné nm |
| house agent | GB | agent immobilier nm |
| insurance agent n | (sb who sells insurance policies) | assureur nm |
| | I needed to update my car insurance policy, so I called my insurance agent. |
| | J'ai appelé mon assureur pour mettre à jour ma police d'assurance auto. |
| intelligence agent | | agent de renseignements |
| jelling agent, gelling agent n | (ingredient used to thicken and set) | gélifiant nm |
| | La pectine est un gélifiant souvent utilisé dans les confitures. |
| | | agent gélifiant nm |
| | De nombreux produits cosmétiques contiennent des agents gélifiants. |
| land agent | | expert foncier |
| law enforcement agent | US | agent du maintien de l'ordre |
| literary agent | | agent littéraire |
| loan agent | | agent de prêt |
| news agent | Commerce- | dépositaire nmf |
| news agent | | marchand de journaux |
| oxidizing agent | | agent d'oxydation |
| oxidizing agent | | agent oxydant nm |
| polluting agent n | (substance that contaminates) | agent polluant nm |
| | Scientists found that the polluting agent in the mountain stream was chlorine from the laundry service. |
| | Les nitrates sont des agents polluants. |
| | | polluant nm |
| press agent n | (public relations manager) | attaché de presse nm |
| real estate agent, real-estate agent n | (sb who sells property) | agent immobilier nm |
| | The real estate agent showed us many houses before we found the perfect one. |
| | L'agent immobilier nous a fait visiter plusieurs maisons avant que nous trouvions celle de nos rêves. |
| reducing agent | | agent réducteur |
| release agent n | (chemical lubricant) | agent de séparation nm |
| | | agent de démoulage nm |
| | | agent anti-adhérent nm |
| sales agent n | (commercial representative) | commercial nm |
| | | délégué commercial nm |
| secret agent n | (spy) | agent secret nm |
| selling agent | à la commission | vendeur nm |
| special agent n | (government investigator) | agent spécial nm |
| | I know one special agent who has been working for the government. |
| | Agent spécial Dillinger, je souhaiterais parler à M. Anderson. |
| special agent n | (spy) | agent secret nm |
| | | espion nm |
| | Notre nouveau collègue a un comportement bizarre, c'est à se demander si ce n'est pas un espion envoyé par un gouvernement étranger. |
| sport agent, sports agent n | (sportsperson's personal manager) | agent sportif nm |
| ticket agent | | vendeur de billets nm |
| transfer agent | | agent de transit |
| travel agent n | (company that sells holidays) | agent de voyages nm |
| | My father works as a travel agent. |
| | Derrière moi, la baie d'Along ; à ma droite, le Corcovado ; à ma gauche, la statue de la Liberté ; face à moi, un client : je suis agent de voyages. |
| | | voyagiste nm |
| travel agent n | (sb employed to sell holidays) | agent de voyage nm |
| | The travel agent sold us a vacation to Bermuda. |
| | L'agent de voyage nous a remis tout de suite nos billets d'avion. |
| | | voyagiste nm |
| wetting agent | | agent mouillant |
| wetting agent | Chimie | mouillant nm |
