activité

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin āctīvitās. By surface analysis, actif +‎ -ité.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ak.ti.vi.te/

• Audio:

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Noun

activité f (countable and uncountable, plural activités)

1. (countable) activity (something to do for educational, recreational, or other purposes)
2. (uncountable) activity, hustle and bustle
3. occupation, profession, job, work

Descendants

• → Romanian: activitate
• → Turkish: aktivite

Further reading

• “activité”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.