What does active in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word active in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use active in French.

The word active in French means energetic, effective, active, active, active, worker, active, asset, asset, activate, speed up, hurry up, be busy, be active, hurry up, to your name, to your credit, bank asset, current asset, financial asset, fixed asset, intangible asset, intangible asset, net asset, partial transfer of assets, have to your name, have to your credit, balance sheet assets, activated charcoal, carbon filter, young working person, assets and liabilities, active member, add to 's balance sheet, active principle, active ingredient, proactive. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word active

energetic

adjectif (plein d'énergie)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Elle est jeune, dynamique et très active.
She is young, dynamic, and has a lot of get up and go.

effective

adjectif (efficace)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Elle va mieux, le médicament est très actif.
She is getting better; the drug is very effective.

active

adjectif (plein et entier) (participation, involvement)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La participation active des bénévoles est formidable.
The active participation of the volunteers is amazing.

active

adjectif (qui s'implique) (member, participant)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Pierre est un membre actif du comité des fêtes.
Peter is an active member of the events committee.

active

nom masculin (linguistique : voix active) (linguistics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mettez cette phrase à l'actif.
Rephrase this sentence in the active.

worker

(économie : travailleur ou chômeur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Guillaume fait partie des actifs qui cherchent un travail.
William is among those working-age adults who are looking for jobs.

active

adjectif (linguistique : expression d'une action) (linguistics)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mettez cette phrase à la voix active.
Put this sentence into the active voice.

asset

nom masculin (bien d'un patrimoine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sa maison au bord de la mer fait partie de ses actifs.
Her seaside house is one of her assets.

asset

nom masculin (bien comptable) (Accounting or metaphorical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le comptable vérifie les actifs du bilan.
The accountant is checking the balance sheet assets.

activate

verbe transitif (rendre opérationnel)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il faut d'abord activer la fonction pour pouvoir ensuite s'en servir.
You need to activate the function before you can use it.

speed up, hurry up

verbe transitif (accélérer)

C'est trop lent, il va falloir activer les choses !
It's too slow; we're going to need to speed things up.

be busy, be active

verbe pronominal (être en plein activité)

Les ouvriers s'activaient.
The workers were busy.

hurry up

verbe pronominal (familier (se dépêcher)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
S'il ne s'active pas, il va manquer son train !
If he doesn't hurry up, he's going to miss his train!

to your name, to your credit

locution adjectivale (dû à soi, fait par soi)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

bank asset

nom masculin (bien détenu par une banque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

current asset

nom masculin (partie de capital)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les stocks, les créances et les valeurs mobilières de placement font partie de l'actif circulant d'une société.

financial asset

nom masculin (titre issu du marché des capitaux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette société manque d'actifs financiers.

fixed asset

nom masculin (capital indisponible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

intangible asset

nom masculin (actif immobilisé pour une entreprise)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

intangible asset

nom masculin (actif immatériel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un actif intangible constitue les informations et les connaissances détenues par une organisation.

net asset

nom masculin (biens appartenant aux actionnaires)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

partial transfer of assets

nom masculin (transfert d'actifs entre sociétés) (Business)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
L'apport partiel d'actif peut intervenir entre des sociétés de forme différentes.

have to your name, have to your credit

locution verbale (avoir réalisé [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce sportif a un très beau palmarès à son actif.

balance sheet assets

nom masculin (notion comptable) (Accounting)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

activated charcoal

nom masculin (matière carbonée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

carbon filter

nom masculin (filtre à structure poreuse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet aspirateur utilise un filtre à charbon actif.

young working person

nom masculin (jeune travailleur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai choisi cette banque parce qu'elle offre des conditions avantageuses pour les jeunes actifs.

assets and liabilities

nom masculin (avoir et dettes) (accounting)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Le comptable est chargé d'établir l'actif et le passif de la société.

active member

nom masculin (membre qui s'implique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

add to 's balance sheet

locution verbale (attribuer à [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Notre équipe a gagné plusieurs matches, nous pouvons mettre cela à l'actif de notre entraîneur.

active principle, active ingredient

nom masculin (molécule de médicament) (of a drug)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

proactive

adjectif (qui anticipe)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il mène une vie proactive.
He leads a proactive life.

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