agente provocador

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Noun

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agente provocador m (plural agentes provocadores, feminine agente provocadora, feminine plural agentes provocadoras)

  1. agent provocateur (a person who disrupts a group’s activities from within)

Spanish

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Etymology

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Calque of French agent provocateur.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˌxente pɾobokaˈdoɾ/ [aˌxẽn̪.t̪e pɾo.β̞o.kaˈð̞oɾ]

Noun

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agente provocador m (plural agentes provocadores, feminine agente provocadora, feminine plural agentes provocadoras)

  1. (espionage) provocateur, agent provocateur (secret double agent working for the police or government)

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