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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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activate [Am ˈæktəˌveɪt, Brit ˈaktɪveɪt] VB trans

1. activate alarm/bomb:

activate
activar

2. activate:

activate CHEM, PHYS
activar

3. activate Am MIL:

activate
movilizar
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accionar (a propósito)
to activate
accionar (sin querer)
to activate
un simple roce puede accionar la alarma
merely touching it can set the alarm off o can activate the alarm
activar alarma
to activate
activar dispositivo
to activate
activar
to activate

in the PONS Dictionary

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activate [ˈæktɪveɪt] VB trans a. CHEM

activate
activar
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activar
to activate
in the PONS Dictionary
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activate [ˈæk·tə·veɪt] VB trans a. CHEM

activate
activar
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Spanish
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English
activar
to activate
Present
Iactivate
youactivate
he/she/itactivates
weactivate
youactivate
theyactivate
Past
Iactivated
youactivated
he/she/itactivated
weactivated
youactivated
theyactivated
Present Perfect
Ihaveactivated
youhaveactivated
he/she/ithasactivated
wehaveactivated
youhaveactivated
theyhaveactivated
Past Perfect
Ihadactivated
youhadactivated
he/she/ithadactivated
wehadactivated
youhadactivated
theyhadactivated
See further verb tables