active

active
'æktiv
adjective
1) (energetic or lively; able to work etc: At seventy, he's no longer very active.) activo
2) ((busily) involved: She is an active supporter of women's rights.) activo
3) (causing an effect or effects: Yeast is an active ingredient in bread-making.) activo
4) (in force: The rule is still active.) en vigor
5) ((of volcanoes) still likely to erupt.) en actividad
6) (of the form of a verb in which the subject performs the action of the verb: The dog bit the man.) activo
- actively
- activity

active adj activo
active
tr['æktɪv]
adjective
1 activo,-a
2 (volcano) en actividad
3 (energetic) activo,-a, vivo,-a, vigoroso,-a
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be on active service estar en servicio activo
to take an active part in something participar activamente en algo
the active voice la voz activa
active ['æktɪv] adj
1) moving: activo, en movimiento
2) lively: vigoroso, enérgico
3) : en actividad
an active volcano: un volcán en actividad
4) operative: vigente
active
adj.
activo, -a adj.
agencioso, -a adj.
eficaz adj.
enérgico, -a adj.
listo, -a adj.
poderoso, -a adj.
vivo, -a adj.

I 'æktɪv
adjective
1)
a) (energetic, busy) <person/life> activo

we had a very active holiday — pasamos unas vacaciones llenas de actividad

b) (Chem, Pharm) activo
c) <volcano> en actividad
2)
a) (practising) activo

sexually active teenagers — adolescentes que mantienen relaciones sexuales

to be politically active — militar políticamente

b) (positive, keen) <member/role> activo

he takes an active interest in sport — sigue con mucho interés todo lo relacionado con el deporte

c) (Mil) (before n) <service/duty> activo
3) (Ling) activo

II
noun (Ling)

the active — la voz activa

['æktɪv]
1. ADJ
1) (=lively) [person, brain] activo; [imagination] vivo

he has an active mind — 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 consideration — lo estamos estudiando en serio

to take an active interest in sth — interesarse vivamente por algo

after 17 years' active involvement in the party — después de 17 años de militar activamente en el partido

to play or take an active part in sth — participar activamente en algo

he withdrew from active participation in the project — dejó de participar activamente en el proyecto

to be politically active, to be active in politics — militar políticamente

he played an active role in bringing about a ceasefire — desempeñó un papel activo a la hora de conseguir el alto al fuego

to be sexually active — tener relaciones sexuales

the government must take active steps to bring down inflation — el gobierno debe tomar medidas directas para bajar la inflación

4) (=not extinct) [volcano] en actividad
5) (Chem, Phys, Electronics) activo

the active ingredient — el ingrediente activo

6) (Econ, Comm) [trading, market] activo

active assets — activo msing productivo

active balance — saldo m activo

active money — dinero m activo, dinero m disponible

active partner — socio(-a) m / f activo(-a)

active trade balance — balanza f comercial favorable, balanza f comercial acreedora

7) (Mil)

active service or (US) duty — servicio m activo

to be on active service or duty — 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 vocabulary — vocabulario m activo

the active voice — la voz activa

in the active voice — en voz activa

2.
N
(Gram)

the active — la voz activa

3.
CPD

active birth N — (Med) parto m natural

active file N — (Comput) fichero m activo

the active list N — la reserva activa

to be on the active list — estar en la reserva activa

active suspension N — (Aut) suspensión f activa

* * *

I ['æktɪv]
adjective
1)
a) (energetic, busy) <person/life> activo

we had a very active holiday — pasamos unas vacaciones llenas de actividad

b) (Chem, Pharm) activo
c) <volcano> en actividad
2)
a) (practising) activo

sexually active teenagers — adolescentes que mantienen relaciones sexuales

to be politically active — militar políticamente

b) (positive, keen) <member/role> activo

he takes an active interest in sport — sigue con mucho interés todo lo relacionado con el deporte

c) (Mil) (before n) <service/duty> activo
3) (Ling) activo

II
noun (Ling)

the active — la voz activa


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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