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Summary

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active voice:
- actif; voix active
Wiktionary:
- active voice → mode actif, voix active
- active voice → voix active, forme active

English

Detailed Translations for active voice from English to French

active voice:

active voice [the ~] nomen

the active voice (active)
l'actif; la voix active
- actif [le ~] nomen
- voix active [la ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for active voice:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
actif	active; active voice	asset; household effects
voix active	active; active voice
-	active
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
actif		active; actively; at work; busily; busy; decisive; diligent; dynamic; energetic; fidgety; hard working; hard-working; humming; industrious; industriously; laborious; lively; operative; quick-acting; restless; working

Synonyms for "active voice":

active; voice

Antonyms for "active voice":

passive voice

Related Definitions for "active voice":

the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb¹
- `The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice¹

Wiktionary Translations for active voice:

active voice

noun

the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
- active voice → mode actif; voix active

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• active voice	→ voix active; forme active	↔ Aktivum — Linguistik, veraltet: Form eines Verbs, das aus der Sicht des Subjekts eine Aktion ausdrückt
• active voice	→ voix active	↔ Aktiv — Linguistik: eine der Diathesen/Genus verbi, Tatform, Tätigkeitsform

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