Compound Forms:
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| administrative agency n | mainly US (law: governmental body) | organismo administrativo nm + adj |
| | | agencia administrativa nf + adj |
| advertising agency n | (company: creates advertisements) | agencia de publicidad nf + loc adj |
| | The company employed an advertising agency to produce some television commercials. |
| agency contract n | (binding in future) | contrato de agencia loc nom m |
| | | contrato de mandato loc nom m |
| agency trade n | (on behalf of client) | capacitación institucional comercial loc nom f |
| | The transaction was an agency trade; the securities were sold through a broker. |
by the agency of [sb],
through the agency of [sb] prep | (because of [sb]'s actions) | gracias a loc prep |
| Central Intelligence Agency n | US (CIA: spy service) | Agencia Central de Inteligencia loc nom f |
| Child Support Agency n | UK (law: for children's well-being) | organismo de protección de la infancia nm + loc adj |
| CIA n | US, initialism (Central Intelligence Agency) (sigla inglesa) | CIA nf |
| | | Agencia Central de Inteligencia loc nom f |
| collection agency n | (debt collection company) (ES) | empresa de cobros, compañía de cobros nf + loc adj |
| | Delinquent accounts are turned over to a collection agency after 30 days. |
| | (MX) | bufete de recuperación, despacho de recuperación nm + loc adj |
| | (PR) | agencia de colección nf + loc adj |
| | (AR) | agencia de cobranzas nf + loc adj |
commercial agency,
mercantile agency n | US (investigative business) | agencia comercial nf + adj mf |
| dating agency n | (company: finds partners) | agencia de contactos nf + loc adj |
| | The dating agency specializes in finding foreign brides for their clients. |
| | La agencia de contactos se especializa en encontrar novias extranjeras a sus clientes. |
| | | agencia de citas nf + loc adj |
| | La agencia de citas se especializa en encontrar novias extranjeras a sus clientes. |
| employment agency n | (company: finds jobs) (ES) | Oficina de Empleo loc nom f |
| | (AR) | agencia de colocación, agencia de colocaciones loc nom f |
| | (MX) | agencia de empleos loc nom f |
| | (ES) | Agencia de Empleo loc nom f |
| Environmental Protection Agency n | (governmental agency) | Agencia de Protección del Medio Ambiente grupo nom |
| | | Agencia de Protección del Ambiente grupo nom |
| EPA n | initialism (Environmental Protection Agency) | Agencia de Protección del Medio Ambiente grupo nom |
| | | Agencia de Protección del Ambiente grupo nom |
| ESA n | initialism (European Space Agency) (sigla inglesa) | ESA n propio f |
| | | Agencia Espacial Europea n propio f |
estate agency,
US: real estate agency n | (business that sells property) | agencia inmobiliaria nf |
| | It is generally recommended that the vendor of a house use an estate agency to avoid potential legal problems. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Muchas agencias inmobiliarias se han visto obligadas a cerrar por la crisis del sector. |
| European Space Agency n | (space exploration organization) | Agencia Espacial Europea n propio f |
| executive agency n | UK (government department) | agencia ejecutiva nf + adj |
| | | organismo ejecutivo nm + adj |
| forwarding agency n | (freight forwarder) | expedidor, expedidora nm, nf |
| | | agencia de transportes loc nom f |
| funding agency n | (group providing financial support) | agencia de financiación nf + loc adj |
| | | organismo de financiación nm + loc adj |
| | | entidad de financiación nf + loc adj |
| government agency n | (group or department) | agencia gubernamental loc nom f |
| | | organismo gubernamental loc nom m |
| | | agencia estatal loc nom f |
| | | órgano gubernamental loc nom m |
| intelligence agency | (government department) | agencia de inteligencia loc nom f |
| law enforcement agency n | (police, etc.) | organismo de seguridad nm + loc adj |
| | | agencia de seguridad nf + loc adj |
| | | agencia de policía nf + loc adj |
licensing agency (US),
licencing agency (UK) n | (grants authorization) | ente autorizador grupo nom |
| | | ente que provee autorizaciones grupo nom |
| news agency n | (organization that collects reports) | agencia de noticias grupo nom |
| press agency n | (news-reporting organization) | agencia de prensa loc nom f |
| | Reuters is a well-known international press agency. |
| | Reuters es una agencia de prensa mundialmente conocida. |
| | | agencia noticiosa, agencia de noticias loc nom f |
| real estate agency n | (office for home buying and selling) | agencia inmobiliaria nf + adj |
| | | inmobiliaria nf |
| recruitment agency n | (company that places job candidates) | agencia de empleos nf |
| | John went to a recruitment agency to find a new job. |
| Regional Development Agency n | UK, historical (economic development office) | Agencia de Desarrollo Regional loc nom f |
| Note: Abolished in 2012. |
| state agency n | (law: government office) | agencia estatal nf + adj mf |
| | | repartición estatal nf + adj mf |
| ticket agency n | (business that sells tickets) | servicio de venta de entradas grupo nom |
| | Most concert venues sell through ticket agencies. |
| | | agencia de venta de boletos nf + loc adj |
| transit agency n | (public transport authority) (gobierno) | Ministerio de Transportes grupo nom |
| | | agencia de tránsito grupo nom |
| | | Secretaría de Transportes grupo nom |
| travel agency n | (company that arranges travel) | agencia de viajes nf + loc adj |
| | The travel agency can help you plan your itinerary. |
| | They went to the travel agency to buy a holiday. |
| | La agencia de viajes te puede ayudar a planificar tu itinerario de vacaciones. |
| wire agency | (organization gathering news) | agencia de noticias nf + loc adj |
| work agency n | (recruitment consultant) | agencia de empleos nf |
| | (ES) | oficina de empleo |