activer

activer [aktive]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

[+ travaux] to speed up ; [+ dispositif] to set going

2. intransitive verb

( = se dépêcher) (inf) active ! tu vas rater ton train get a move on! (inf) you'll miss your train

3. reflexive verb

► s'activer ( = s'affairer) to bustle about

• active-toi ! (inf) get a move on! (inf)

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aktive
1.

verbe transitif

1) (hâter) to speed up [travail, préparatifs]; to stimulate [digestion]

2) (intensifier) [vent] to stir up [flamme]; [personne] to stoke [feu]

3) Chimie to activate

2.

s'activer verbe pronominal (s'affairer) to be very busy (pour faire doing); (se dépêcher) (colloq) to hurry up

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aktive vt

1) [circulation, croissance, rythme] to speed up

2) [dispositif, fonction logiciel, système] to activate

3) CHIMIE, BIOLOGIE, [gène, cellule, processus] to activate

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activer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 (hâter) to speed up [travail, débat, préparatifs]; to stimulate [digestion];

2 (intensifier) [vent] to stir up [flamme]; [personne] to stoke [feu];

3 Chimie to activate.

B ○vi to get a move on○, to hurry up.

C s'activer vpr

1 (s'affairer) to be very busy (pour faire doing); la cuisinière s'activait devant le fourneau the cook was busy at the stove;

2 ○(se dépêcher) to hurry up.

[aktive] verbe transitif

1. [feu] to stoke (up)

[travaux, processus] to speed up (separable)

2. (familier) [presser]

active le pas!

{{ind}}a. get a move on!

3. CHIMIE & PHYSIQUE to activate

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s'activer verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [s'affairer] to bustle about

2. (familier) [se dépêcher]

il est tard, dis-leur de s'activer! it's late, tell them to get a move on