él activó

turned on, activated

→ activar
activ to activate, to turn on, to enable + ó 3rd-person singular past tense
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #33,392
turned on, activated Simple past (preterite), third-person singular: “he/she/it activated/turned on.”
SP: Ella activó el modo avión antes de despegar.
EN: She turned on airplane mode before taking off.
Conjugation of activar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third activó —

Me cago en el que activó la alarma.

I curse whoever set off the alarm.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Ella activó la cuenta.

She activated the account.

Activó accidentalmente su sistema de navegación.

You accidentally activated your navigation system.

El sistema se activó.

The system was activated.

Este pequeño loco activó la alarma.

This crazy little guy set off the alarm.

— ¡Que te den profe! (2013)

Se activó el mecanismo y nada podía pararlo.

The mechanism was activated, and nothing could stop it.

— Perdición (1944)

Ella activó una cuenta.

She activated an account.

La leyenda activó la fantasía de Sara.

The legend sparked Sara's imagination.

— Suspiria (1977)