How to pronounce "active" in Portuguese

active is pronounced with standard Portuguese phonetics in Portuguese, with primary stress on the “AC” syllable. Hear authentic native speakers pronounce it in 14 clips with synchronized subtitles and timestamps below.

AC·ti·ve

Primary stress: ac

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Syllablesac · ti · ve

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responsabilidade pessoal e enfrentar no respeito ao ataque aéreo de Vinte e Nove de Agosto HDI Active da zona seus perder seus de Agosto

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respeito ao ataque aéreo de Vinte e Nove de Agosto HDI Active da zona seus perder seus

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The Portuguese word “active”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (ac · ti · ve), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (ac). Grammatically, “active” functions as a verb. SayItVid indexes 14 authentic Portuguese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “active” in natural connected speech, including verified broadcasts from Euronews em Português.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)

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Clip #1 · @0:28
“responsabilidade pessoal e enfrentar no respeito ao ataque aéreo de Vinte e Nove de Agosto HDI Active da zona seus perder seus de Agosto”
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Clip #2 · @1:40
“longa data de gestão partilhada com as autoridades locais. top down module instead of being active part of designing and implementing the policies. So we will be kicked out from the design part from the management part”
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Clip #3 · @9:27
“aprovado pelo parlamento neste outono. La draft provides forth military training which are paid like active military person and at the end of00.”
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Clip #4 · @0:06
“primeira vez um drone de guerra fabricado na Turquia o Beira Active 2 recentemente adquirido pela Ucrânia foi recentemente adquirido pela Ucrânia foi”
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Clip #5 · @0:38
“criminosa of operating in multiple countries simultaneously they are Active in a range of crime areas from drug trafficking to FR property crime migrant”

Definition & Meaning: “active”

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VERB

pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of ativar; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling
inflection of activar:
first/third-person singular present subjunctive

Example Sentences (2)

“respeito ao ataque aéreo de Vinte e Nove de Agosto HDI Active da zona seus perder seus”
“top down module instead of being active part of designing and implementing the”

Pronounce: “active”

Syllables:: ac · ti · ve
Primary stress:: ac
Hear it in context: active

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How do you pronounce “active” in Portuguese?

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What does “active” mean?

“active” means: pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of ativar; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling