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"active" is the third person singular imperative of the verb activar. View conjugation.

active

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activa

∗ adjective

active
[ˈæktɪv]
adjetivo
1activo(a) (person, imagination, life); profundo(a) (interest, dislike); activo(a) (volcano)
  • to take an active part in something -> participar activamente en algo
  • on active service (militar) ->
  • duty -> en servicio activo (or Estados Unidos)
2activo(a) (gramática)
3(informática)
  • active window -> ventana (f) activa

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active [ˈæktɪv]
adjective
1 (lively) [+person, brain] activo; [+imagination] vivo
he has an active mindmind tiene una mente muy activa
2 (busy) [+life, day, period] de mucha actividad; muy movido
3 (not passive) [+member, population] activo
guerrilla groups are active in the province grupos de guerrilleros están luchando en la provincia; animals which are active at night los animales que desarrollan su actividad por la noche
we are giving it active considerationconsideration lo estamos estudiando en serio
the proposal is under active [discussion] he retired from active [employment]
to take an active interest in sthinterest interesarse vivamente por algo
after 17 years' active involvement in the partyinvolvement después de 17 años de militar activamente en el partido
to play take an active part in sthorpart participar activamente en algo
he withdrew from active participation in the projectparticipation dejó de participar activamente en el proyecto
to be politically activepoliticallyto be active in politicspolitics militar políticamente
he played an active role in bringing about a ceasefirerole desempeñó un papel activo a la hora de conseguir el alto al fuego
to be sexually activesexually tener relaciones sexuales
the government must take active steps to bring down inflationsteps el gobierno debe tomar medidas directas para bajar la inflación
the group lost the active [support] of most of its members
4 (not extinct) [+volcano] en actividad
5 (Chem) (Fís) (Electronics) activo
the active ingredientingredient el ingrediente activo
6 (Economics) (Comm) [+trading, market] activo
it was an active day for the stock market
active assetsassets activo productivo; (m)
active balancebalance saldo activo; (m)
active moneymoney dinero activo; (m) dinero disponible; (m)
active partnerpartner socioasocia activoaactiva;a socia (m) (f)a activa
active trade balancetrade balance balanza comercial favorable; (f) balanza comercial acreedora; (f)
7 (Mil)
active service dutyserviceor (US)duty servicio activo; (m)
to be on active service dutyor estar en activo; to die on active service morir en acto de servicio; he saw active service in Italy and Germany estuvo en servicio activo en Italia y Alemania
8 (Ling) (Gram)
active vocabularyvocabulary vocabulario activo; (m)
the active voicevoice la voz activa
in the active voice en voz activa
noun
(Gram)
the active la voz activa
modifier
active birth (n) (Med) parto natural; (m)
active file (n) (Comput) fichero activo; (m)
the active list (n) la reserva activa
to be on the active list estar en la reserva activa
active suspension (n) (Aut) suspensión activa; (f)
Lotus have fitted the car with an advanced so-called active suspension system. It's an intelligent, computer controlled system which can continually sense the road surface and drive of the car, and controls every motion of the car's wheels Existing suspension systems try to absorb bounces, but active suspension provides power to counter the jolts

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activar
transitive verb
1to activate (alarma, mecanismo); to detonate (explosivo); to stimulate (economía)

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activar [ac-te-var’]
article & verb transitive
1To push, to make brisk, to hasten, 2.
(Comp.) To switch on.

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activar
verbo:transitivo
(poner en marcha) to activate; [+trabajo] to expedite; speed up; hurry along; [+fuego] to brighten up; poke; [+mercado] to stimulate;

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Verb Conjugation for "activar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo activo activé activaba activaré active
Tú activas activaste activabas activarás actives
Ella/Él/Usted activa activó activaba activará active
Nosotros activamos activamos activábamos activaremos activemos
Vosotros activáis activasteis activabais activaréis activéis
Ellos/Ustedes activan activaron activaban activarán activen
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