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1 ‘Are you sure?’ ‘Positive’
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adj. positief; daadwerkelijk; uitdrukkelijk--------n. positief (bij fotografie); positieve pool (bij electriciteit); eenvoudige hoogte (in grammatica)positive1[ pozzətiv] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉————————positive21 positief2 stellig ⇒ duidelijk, na/uitdrukkelijk♦voorbeelden:‘Are you sure?’ ‘Positive’ • ‘Weet je het zeker?’ ‘Absoluut’positively true • absoluut/volkomen waar¶ positive discrimination • positieve discriminatie, voorkeursbehandelingI'm afraid the test is positive • helaas is de test positiefpositively charged • positief geladen
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