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active [ˈæktɪv]* * *['æktɪv]1) [person, life, member] actif/-ive; [campaign] énergique; [volcano] en activitéto be active in — être un membre actif de [organization]
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active ['æktɪv]∎ to be still active (of elderly person) être encore alerte ou actif∎ to be active in sth, to take an active part in sth prendre une part active à qch;∎ she's very active in the party elle est très active au sein du parti;∎ he was very active in seeing that the measure was passed il a contribué très activement à l'approbation de cette mesure;∎ to be politically active être engagé;∎ to be sexually active avoir une activité sexuelle;∎ how much of the population is in active employment? quel pourcentage de la population a un emploi?(c) (keen → encouragement, interest, dislike) vif;∎ to take an active dislike to sb se prendre d'une vive aversion contre qn;∎ the proposal is under active discussion la proposition fait l'objet d'une vive discussion;∎ they took his suggestion into active consideration ils ont soumis sa proposition à une étude attentive;∎ you have our active support vous avez notre soutien total(d) Banking (in operation → account) actif; Law & Administration (→ case, file) en cours; (→ law, regulation) en vigueur; Geology (→ volcano) en activité∎ to be on the active list faire partie de l'armée active∎ there is an active demand for oils les valeurs pétrolières sont très recherchées, il y a une forte demande de valeurs pétrolières2 noun∎ a verb in the active un verbe à l'actif►► Computing active desktop bureau m actif;Computing active file fichier m actif;Computing active matrix screen écran m à matrice active;Politics active minority minorité f agissante;Finance & Commerce active partner (in company) associé(e) m,f gérant(e), commandité(e) m,f;Computing active program programme m en cours d'exécution;Grammar the active voice la voix active, l'actif m;∎ in the active voice à l'actif;Computing active window fenêtre f active ou activée -
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1 gen [person, life, mind, member, resistance] actif/-ive ; [campaign] énergique ; [debate] animé ; [volcano] en activité ; to be active in être un membre actif de [party, organization] ; to be active in doing s'employer (activement) à faire ; to play an active role ou part in sth jouer un rôle actif dans qch ; to take an active interest in sth s'intéresser activement à qch ;2 Mil [unit] actif/-ive ;3 Ling [voice, verb] actif/-ive ;4 Fin [trading, dealing] actif/-ive ;5 Comput [file, window] actif/-ive ;6 Jur [law] en vigueur. -
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[ik'stiŋkt]1) ((of a type of animal etc) no longer in existence: Mammoths became extinct in prehistoric times.) disparu2) ((of a volcano) no longer active: That volcano was thought to be extinct until it suddenly erupted ten years ago.) éteint• -
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[in'æktiv]( formal)1) (not taking much exercise: You're fat because you're so inactive.) inactif2) (no longer working, functioning etc; not active: an inactive volcano.) inactif, éteint•- inaction- inactivity -
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1 ( not active) [person, life, mind] inactif/-ive ;2 ( not working) [machine] inactif/-ive, qui n'est pas en service ;3 ( dormant) [volcano] inactif/-ive, éteint.
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Volcano — This article is about the geological feature. For other uses, see Volcano (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
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