adjective/aɡˈtibo/
active; up (a website, server, system, etc.; usually used when a website or server was previously "down" but is now back online); top
“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).” — A pharmacist from Sevilla decided to take condoms and a medicine with the active ingredient lovonorgestrel 0,750 mg, a.k.a. "the morning after pill” out of stock.
Synonyms: soplanucas
Antonyms: pasivo, muerdealmohadas
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti
Proto-Italic *agō
Latin agō
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
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Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl.
Latin āctīvusbor.
Spanish activo
Borrowed from Latin āctīvus.
noun, masculine/aɡˈtibo/plural: activos
asset (any property or material right of an enterprise or individual)
“Los diputados del bloque de Miguel Pichetto 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” — The deputies of Miguel Pichetto's bloc requested the interpellation of the President's sister for her "possible implication in the coordination of meetings and processes related to the promotion of the digital asset.
Related: activo corriente, activo fijo, activo financiero
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti
Proto-Italic *agō
Latin agō
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
▲
Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl.
Latin āctīvusbor.
Spanish activo
Borrowed from Latin āctīvus.