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♦ positive /ˈpɒzətɪv/A a.1 (elettr., mat., med., gramm., ecc.) positivo: positive electricity, elettricità positiva; positive charge, carica positiva; positive sign, segno positivo; positive law, diritto positivo; The test was positive, il test è stato positivo; positive degree, grado positivo ( d'un aggettivo, d'un avverbio); a positive answer, una risposta positiva; to test positive, risultare positivo a un test2 positivo; concreto; esplicito; certo; sicuro; chiaro; preciso: positive reasoning, ragionamento positivo; a positive person, una persona positiva (o costruttiva, concreta, pratica); positive result, risultato positivo; positive help, aiuto concreto; positive orders, ordini espliciti; positive knowledge, notizie certe; informazioni sicure; positive instructions, istruzioni precise3 ( di persona) convinto; sicuro; deciso: He was positive he had seen a ghost, era sicuro d'aver visto uno spettro4 positivo; fiducioso; ottimistico: a positive attitude to life, un atteggiamento positivo verso la vita5 (fam.) completo; vero e proprio; bell'e buono: a positive fool, un completo imbecille; a positive shame, una vera vergognaB n.1 qualità positiva; cosa positiva2 (fotogr.) positiva3 (gramm.) grado positivo● positive criticism, critica costruttiva (o positiva) □ ( USA, leg.) positive discrimination, discriminazione positiva (misure per la protezione di persone svantaggiate, sistemi di quote, ecc., allo scopo di realizzare una uguaglianza di fatto) □ (leg.) positive evidence, prove decisive □ (mus.) positive organ, organo positivo □ (leg.) positive proof, prova certa; prova fondata sui fatti □ (mecc.) positive stop, arresto meccanico □ (in GB) positive vetting, screening approfondito ( per l'arruolamento nei servizi segreti, ecc.).
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