active:

active [1] articulator: in the production of a consonant, the articulator which moves more. Contrast passive [1] articulator. [Spanish: articulador activo [1]]

active [2] voice: the normal form of a transitive verb, in contrast to its passive [2] form. [Spanish: active [2]]

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