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active meaning in Spanish

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active (having the quality or power of acting)
adjective
[UK: ˈæk.tɪv]
[US: ˈæk.tɪv]

activoadjectiveI was active. = Estaba activo.

active ingredient [active ingredients] (component responsible of activity)
noun
[UK: ˈæk.tɪv ɪn.ˈɡriː.dɪənt]
[US: ˈæk.tɪv ɪŋ.ˈɡriː.diənt]

principio activonoun
{m}

active voice (the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action)
noun
[UK: ˈæk.tɪv vɔɪs]
[US: ˈæk.tɪv ˌvɔɪs]

voz activanoun
{f}

active volcano noun

volcán activonoun
{m}

actively (in an active manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈæk.tɪ.vli]
[US: ˈæk.tɪ.vli]

activamenteadverbMrs. Smith is actively engaged in volunteer work. = La señora Smith se emplea activamente en trabajo voluntario.

enérgicamenteadverb

attractive (having the quality of attracting by inherent force)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈtræk.tɪv]
[US: ə.ˈtræk.tɪv]

atractivoadjectiveShe is attractive. = Es atractiva.

attractive (pleasing or appealing to the senses)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈtræk.tɪv]
[US: ə.ˈtræk.tɪv]

atrayenteadjective

attractively (in an attractive manner)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈtræk.tɪ.vli]
[US: ə.ˈtræk.tɪ.vli]

hermosamenteadverb

attractiveness (state of being attractive or engaging)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈtræk.tɪv.nəs]
[US: ə.ˈtræk.tɪv.nəs]

atractividadnoun
{f}

atractivonoun
{m}

benefactive case (case used to indicate beneficiary)
noun

caso benefactivonoun
{m}

inactive (not active, temporarily or permanently)
adjective
[UK: ɪn.ˈæk.tɪv]
[US: ˌɪ.ˈnæk.tɪv]

inactivoadjectiveThis volcano has been inactive for hundreds of years. = Este volcán ha estado inactivo por cientos de años.

interactive (acting with each other)
adjective
[UK: ˌɪn.tə.ˈræk.tɪv]
[US: ˌɪn.tə.ˈræk.tɪv]

interactivoadjective

proactive (acting in advance)
adjective
[UK: ˌprəʊ.ˈæk.tɪv]
[US: ˌproʊ.ˈæk.tɪv]

precavidaadjective

preventivaadjective

proactivoadjectiveWe have to be proactive. = Hemos de ser proactivos.

proactively (in a proactive manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈproˈæk.tɪ.vli]
[US: ˈproˈæk.tɪ.vli]

propositivamenteadverb

psychoactive (pharmacology: affecting the mind or mental processes)
adjective
[UK: sˌaɪkəʊˈaktɪv]
[US: sˌaɪkoʊˈæktɪv]

psicoactivoadjective

radioactive (exhibiting radioactivity)
adjective
[UK: ˌreɪ.dɪəʊ.ˈæk.tɪv]
[US: ˌreɪ.dɪo.ʊ.ˈæk.tɪv]

radiactivoadjectiveAmerica's radioactive waste may be targeted in terrorist attacks. = Los residuos radiactivos de EE.UU. pueden ser objetivo de ataques terroristas.

radioactive fallout (material from a radioactive plume)
noun

lluvia radiactivanoun
{f}

radioactive waste (type of waste)
noun
[UK: ˌreɪ.dɪəʊ.ˈæk.tɪv weɪst]
[US: ˌreɪ.dɪo.ʊ.ˈæk.tɪv ˈweɪst]

residuo radiactivonoun
{m}

reactive ((in chemistry) able to react)
adjective
[UK: ri.ˈæk.tɪv]
[US: ri.ˈæk.tɪv]

reactivoadjective

reactive power (imaginary component of the power of an alternating current circuit)
noun
[UK: ri.ˈæk.tɪv ˈpaʊə(r)]
[US: ri.ˈæk.tɪv ˈpaʊər]

potencia reactivanoun
{f}

refractive index [refractive indices] (ratio of the speed of light in vacuum to another medium)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈfræk.tɪv ˈɪn.deks]
[US: rə.ˈfræk.tɪv ˈɪn.deks]

índice de refracciónnoun
{m}

retroactive (extending in scope, effect, application or influence to a prior time or to prior conditions)
adjective
[UK: ˌre.trəʊ.ˈæk.tɪv]
[US: ˌretro.ʊ.ˈæk.tɪv]

retroactivoadjective

retroactively (done after the fact)
adverb
[UK: ˌre.trəʊ.ˈæk.tɪ.vli]
[US: ˌretro.ʊ.ˈæk.tɪ.vli]

retroactivamenteadverb

semelfactive (of or relating to the semelfactive aspect)
adjective

semelfactivoadjective

semelfactive (semelfactive aspect)
noun

aspecto semelfactivonoun
{m}

semelfactive aspect (grammar aspect)
noun

aspecto semelfactivonoun
{m}