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reprezentant
representative /re.pre.zen.ˈtant/
noun#5688 most common
Also: agent, delegate, spokesperson
Example sentences
El este reprezentant al companiei.
He is a representative of the company.
Reprezentantul echipei a vorbit cu profesorul.
The team's representative spoke with the teacher.
Am întâlnit un reprezentant de vânzări ieri.
I met a sales representative yesterday.
Reprezentanții guvernului au semnat acordul.
The government representatives signed the agreement.
Ea a fost aleasă ca reprezentantă a studenților în senatul universității.
She was elected as the students' representative on the university senate.
Poziția adoptată de reprezentantul special al ONU a stârnit controverse în rândul diplomaților.
The position taken by the UN special representative caused controversy among diplomats.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | reprezentantul | reprezentanții |
| Genitive | reprezentantului | reprezentanților |
| Accusative | reprezentantul | reprezentanții |
| Vocative | reprezentantule | reprezentanților |
Word family
a reprezentato represent
reprezentarerepresentation
reprezentativrepresentative, typical
reprezentanțăagency, representative office
reprezentantărepresentative (feminine)
Etymology
Reprezentant entered Romanian from French représentant, the present participle of représenter. That verb traces back to Latin repraesentare, built from re- (again, back) and praesentare (to present), itself from praesens (present, at hand). The word kept its core sense across languages: someone who stands in for another, presenting their case or interests.
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