What does activer in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word activer in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use activer in French.

The word activer in French means activate, speed up, hurry up, be busy, be active, hurry up, make some calls. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word activer

activate

verbe transitif (rendre opérationnel)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il faut d'abord activer la fonction pour pouvoir ensuite s'en servir.
You need to activate the function before you can use it.

speed up, hurry up

verbe transitif (accélérer)

C'est trop lent, il va falloir activer les choses !
It's too slow; we're going to need to speed things up.

be busy, be active

verbe pronominal (être en plein activité)

Les ouvriers s'activaient.
The workers were busy.

hurry up

verbe pronominal (familier (se dépêcher)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
S'il ne s'active pas, il va manquer son train !
If he doesn't hurry up, he's going to miss his train!

make some calls

locution verbale (faire appel à ses connaissances)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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