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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDésactivation
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dez-aktiva-syon
"La désactivation du système est requise."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The process of making something inactive or non-functional.
"The deactivation of the alarm system was necessary for maintenance." - 2
The state of being inactive or non-functional.
"The device entered a state of deactivation after several hours of inactivity."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'deactivation' is derived from the prefix 'de-' meaning 'removal' or 'reversal' and the root 'activate', which comes from the Latin 'activare', meaning 'to make active'. The word has evolved in modern usage to refer to the process of making something inactive or non-functional.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Deactivation" is said worldwide
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Désactivation
Transliteration: dez-aktiva-syon
"La désactivation du système est requise."
Deaktivierung
Transliteration: de-aktivie-rung
"Die Deaktivierung des Geräts war notwendig."
Disattivazione
Transliteration: di-sat-ti-va-tsyo-ne
"La disattivazione del sistema è stata completata."
Desactivación
Transliteration: de-sak-ti-va-syon
"La desactivación del sistema es necesaria."
Desativação
Transliteration: deza-ti-va-sao
"A desativação do sistema foi concluída."
निष्क्रियता
Transliteration: nishkriyata
"सिस्टम की निष्क्रियता आवश्यक है।"
停用
Transliteration: tíngyòng
"系统的停用是必要的。"
비활성화
Transliteration: bi-hwal-seong-hwa
"시스템의 비활성화가 필요합니다."
無効化
Transliteration: mukōka
"システムの無効化が必要です。"
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