"actif" meaning in French

See actif in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ak.tif/ Audio: Fr-actif.ogg Forms: active [feminine], actifs [masculine, plural], actives [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -if Etymology: Inherited from Old French actif, from Latin āctīvus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|actif|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French actif, {{inh+|fr|fro|actif}} Inherited from Old French actif, {{der|fr|la|āctīvus}} Latin āctīvus Head templates: {{fr-adj}} actif (feminine active, masculine plural actifs, feminine plural actives)
  1. active
    Sense id: en-actif-fr-adj-loeWEWUP
  2. (grammar) active Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-actif-fr-adj-loeWEWUP1 Categories (other): French terms with collocations Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  3. working, (relational) work
    Sense id: en-actif-fr-adj-rk2x36JZ Categories (other): French terms with collocations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: activement, activer, charbon actif, écoute active, vocabulaire actif Related terms: action, activité, agir

Noun

IPA: /ak.tif/ Audio: Fr-actif.ogg Forms: actifs [plural]
Rhymes: -if Etymology: Inherited from Old French actif, from Latin āctīvus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|actif|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French actif, {{inh+|fr|fro|actif}} Inherited from Old French actif, {{der|fr|la|āctīvus}} Latin āctīvus Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} actif m (plural actifs)
  1. (accounting) asset Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Accounting
    Sense id: en-actif-fr-noun-1ZOG4K5D Topics: accounting, business, finance
  2. (grammar) active Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-actif-fr-noun-loeWEWUP Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  3. (gay slang) top Tags: masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-actif-fr-noun-KHIDZcXn Topics: LGBT
  4. (sciences) An active ingredient, in a perfume, experiment, etc. Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Sciences
    Sense id: en-actif-fr-noun-ka1b7YLN Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 0 19 11 8 12 1 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 0 9 7 5 8 2 61 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 6 5 3 5 1 74 2 3 Topics: sciences

Inflected forms

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      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "passif"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "French gay slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "top"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gay",
          "gay"
        ],
        [
          "slang",
          "slang"
        ],
        [
          "top",
          "top"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(gay slang) top"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "slang"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "LGBT"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with quotations",
        "fr:Sciences"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Its active ingredients maintain the skin's elasticity while rendering it a bit more firm.",
          "ref": "2016 June 29, “Michele in Wonderland”, in Blogspot:",
          "text": "Ses actifs permettent de conserver à la peau son élasticité tout en lui rendant un peu de fermeté.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An active ingredient, in a perfume, experiment, etc."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sciences",
          "sciences"
        ],
        [
          "active ingredient",
          "active ingredient"
        ],
        [
          "perfume",
          "perfume"
        ],
        [
          "experiment",
          "experiment"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sciences) An active ingredient, in a perfume, experiment, etc."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ak.tif/"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Fr-actif.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-if"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "actifs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "actif"
}

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