Example: L'agent de contrôle vérifie les documents avant l'embarquement.
Definition
"L'agent de contrôle" refers to the official responsible for verifying compliance with regulations and rules, typically in legal or administrative contexts. For example, "l'agent de contrôle" checks documents before boarding to ensure all requirements are met and procedures are followed.
Translations
the inspector
el inspector
de controleur
l'agent de control
der Kontrolleur
Etymology
The term "l'agent de contrôle" comes from French, where "agent" means an official or representative, and "contrôle" means control or inspection. Together, they describe a person tasked with overseeing and enforcing rules. Did you know? The word "agent" originally comes from the Latin 'agens,' meaning 'doing' or 'driving,' highlighting the active role of the official.
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"L'agent de contrôle" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Law - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 125 commonly used words.
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the inspector