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activer

activate, speed up

verb ak-tee-VEH Less Common

Also means

trigger, enable

Usage Note

Activer often means to hurry something along or to switch something on. The reflexive s'activer is very common in everyday speech meaning 'to get a move on' or 'to bustle about'. In tech contexts it means to enable or turn on a feature.

Examples

"Active le mode avion avant de décoller."

Natural Translation

Turn on airplane mode before taking off.

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