activo

activo

1. first-person singular present indicative of activar

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əkˈti.βu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əkˈti.vo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [akˈti.vo]

activo

1. first-person singular present indicative of activar

From Latin āctīvus.

activo (feminine activa, masculine plural activos, feminine plural activas)

1. active

   Antonyms: inactivo, pasivo

• activamente

• actividade
• activar

• “activo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

activo

1. first-person singular present indicative of activar

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aːkˈtiː.woː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [akˈt̪iː.vo]

āctīvō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of āctīvus

activo m (plural activos)

1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of ativo; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

activo (feminine activa, masculine plural activos, feminine plural activas)

1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of ativo; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

activo

1. first-person singular present indicative of activar

• IPA^(key): /aɡˈtibo/ [aɣ̞ˈt̪i.β̞o]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: ac‧ti‧vo

Borrowed from Latin āctīvus.

activo (feminine activa, masculine plural activos, feminine plural activas)

1. active

   Antonym: pasivo

   • 2015 July 28, José María Mena, “El pecado y el Constitucional”, in El País‎^[1], archived from the original on 30 June 2019:

     Un farmacéutico de Sevilla decidió carecer de existencias de preservativos y de un medicamento con el principio activo lovonorgestrel 0,750 mgs., conocido como “la píldora del día después” (PDD).

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (technology) up (a website, server, system, etc.; usually used when a website or server was previously "down" but is now back online)
3. (gay slang) top

   Synonym: soplanucas (derogatory)

   Antonyms: pasivo, muerdealmohadas (derogatory)

activo m (plural activos)

1. (accounting) asset (any property or material right of an enterprise or individual)
   • 2025 February 20, Horacio Aizpepolea, “Milei viajó a EE.UU. con el escándalo cripto como mochila”, in Río Negro, General Roca, page 11:

     Los disputados del bloque de Migue Pichetteo pidieron la interpelación de la hermana del presidente por su “posible implicancia en la coordinación de reuniones o gestiones relacionadas con la promoción del activo digital”.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

activo

1. first-person singular present indicative of activar

• “activo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024