agente

agente

"Agente" in Portuguese means "agent" or "we" (colloquial).

Here, 'agente' refers to a person performing a specific role, in this case, a 'secret agent'.

O agente secreto entrou no edifício discretamente.

The secret agent entered the building discretely.

In this example, 'agente' is colloquially used as a substitute for 'a gente', meaning 'we' or 'us' in informal speech.

Agente precisa terminar o projeto antes do prazo.

We need to finish the project before the deadline.

Here, 'agente' is used as part of a scientific or medical term, meaning 'agent', referring to the causative factor of a condition.

O agente causador da doença foi identificado pelo laboratório.

The causative agent of the disease was identified by the laboratory.