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No. 1,598 in French

représentant

"Représentant" means "representative" in English.

In a sentence

  • Le représentant de la société est venu nous rencontrer.

    The representative of the company came to meet us.

    In this sentence, 'représentant' is used to mean a delegate or a spokesperson of an organization or group, describing a person who acts on behalf of others.

  • Elle est une représentante élue de son quartier.

    She is an elected representative of her neighborhood.

    Here, 'représentante' is the feminine form of 'représentant', indicating someone who has been chosen or elected to represent a community or group.

  • Les plantes sont des représentants de la diversité de la vie sur Terre.

    Plants are representatives of the diversity of life on Earth.

    In this example, 'représentants' is used in a figurative sense to express that plants symbolize or embody a wider concept—specifically, biodiversity.

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