active in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for active in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.active [Am ˈæktɪv, Brit ˈaktɪv] ADJ

1.1. active (energetic, busy):

active person/life

activo

active day/weekend

ajetreado

active day/weekend

movido

active day/weekend

de gran actividad

active market/trading FIN

activo

we had a very active holiday

pasamos unas vacaciones llenas de actividad

1.2. active:

active CHEM, PHARM

activo

1.3. active volcano:

active

en actividad

2.1. active (practicing):

active

activo

sexually active teenagers

adolescentes que mantienen relaciones sexuales

to be politically active

militar políticamente

there are rebels active in the region

hay rebeldes luchando en la zona

the friars were active among the poor

los frailes trabajaban con los pobres

2.2. active (positive, keen):

active member/role

activo

to play an active part in sth

tomar parte activa en algo

the proposal is under active consideration

se está estudiando la propuesta seriamente

he takes an active interest in sport

sigue con mucho interés todo lo relacionado con el deporte

to take active steps to combat terrorism

tomar medidas activas para combatir el terrorismo

2.3. active MIL attr:

active service/duty

activo

to be in the active reserves or Brit on the active list

estar en la reserva activa or la primera reserva

3.1. active LING:

active

activo

3.2. active vocabulary:

active

activo

II.active [Am ˈæktɪv, Brit ˈaktɪv] N LING

the active

la voz activa

active voice N LING

active voice

voz f activa

active ingredient N

active ingredient (in food, drink)

componente m activo

active ingredient (in medicine)

principio m activo

active involvement N U

active involvement

participación f activa

active involvement

implicación f activa

active participation N U

active participation

participación f activa

active file N

active file

archivo m activo

active file

fichero m activo

Translations for active in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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activo (activa)

active

tomar parte activa en algo

to take an active part in sth

activo (activa)

active

en servicio activo

on active service

activo (activa)

active

la voz activa

the active (voice)

activo (activa)

active

voz activa

active

voz activa

active voice

comando de acción

active-service unit

eutanasia activa

active euthanasia

active in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for active in the English»Spanish Dictionary

active [ˈæktɪv] ADJ

1. active (lively, not passive):

active

activo, -a

to be active in sth

participar en algo

to take an active part in sth

participar activamente en algo

2. active (energetic):

active

enérgico, -a

Translations for active in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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activo (-a)

active

militante

active member

saltarín (-ina)

active person

en actividad

active

volcán en actividad

active volcano

un volcán activo/inactivo

an active/dormant volcano

movido (-a) (activo)

active

militar

to be an active member of

sustancia activa

active ingredient

resistencia activa

active resistance

active Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be active in sth

participar en algo

to take an active part in sth

participar activamente en algo

to be an active member of

militar

he is very active for his age

es muy activo para la edad que tiene

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Since 1994 the club has operated an active youth section with well-trained coaches and officials.

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He observed that humans were the active elements in a human-environmental partnership.

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She was still active, though, in recording singles also the last decade.

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He is a qualified attorney, and an active business executive.

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Females enter hibernation shortly after arriving at hibernacula, but males remain active until late autumn to breed with females arriving late.

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This well-known test, in active documented use since at least 1944, was adopted as part of the mini-mental state examination.

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One of her last exhibitions was in 1929; although she remained active in the art world for decades afterwards.

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The majority (73%) of the watershed is active or inactive agricultural land.

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The and newsgroups have been active since 1992 and 1993, respectively.

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She was active in the development of social and educational events and programs, promoted student government and numerous clubs and established the first honor society.

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