French Dictionary

French-English translation of actif

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1 actif Adjective

(a) active person, ingredient, market; working population

(b) (Comput) active; (of flag) set

2 actif Noun, masculine

(a) (Finance) assets, credits; "~ et passif" "assets and liabilities";

~ circulant current assets, floating assets; ~ corporel tangible assets; ~ net net assets

(b) (fig) à l'~ de qn to sb's credit; à son ~ to his (or) her credit

(c) (Ling) active; à l'~ in the active

(d) (Administration) person in work; les ~s the working population, those in work

Terms from the DGT glossary

French term	English term
Charbon actif usé	spent activated carbon
Régime de perfectionnement actif	Inward processing arrangements
Actif	Assets
Actif immobilisé	Fixed assets
Actif circulant	Current assets
Perfectionnement actif	Inward processing
Dispositif médical actif	Active medical device
Dispositif actif thérapeutique	Active therapeutical device
Dispositif actif destiné au diagnostic	Active device for diagnosis

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French-English translation of actif

Terms from the DGT glossary